Open AccessAre Elevated Liver Enzymes and Bilirubin Levels Significant After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in the Absence of Bile Duct Injury?
Author(s) -
Ariel Halevy,
Ruth Gold-Deutch,
M Negri,
Guy Lin,
N Shlamkovich,
Sandra Evans,
Dita Cotariu,
Eitan Scapa,
Mostafa Mehrabi Bahar,
J M Sackier
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-199404000-00006
Subject(s) - medicine , bile duct , bilirubin , laparoscopic cholecystectomy , cholecystectomy , bile duct diseases , gastroenterology , liver injury , general surgery , liver enzyme
Increased aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and bilirubin levels were noted incidentally after a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The percentage in which such elevation occurs and its clinical significance in the absence of bile duct injury were investigated.