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Singal R, Singal RP, Sandhu K, et al. Evaluation and comparison of postoperative levels of serum bilirubin, serum transaminases and alkaline phosphatase in laparoscopic cholecystectomy versus open cholecystectomy. J Gastrointest Oncol. 2015;6(5):479-86doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2078-6891.2015.058.
Singal, R., Singal, R. P., Sandhu, K., Singh, B., Bhatia, G., Khatri, A., & Sharma, B. P. (2015). Evaluation and comparison of postoperative levels of serum bilirubin, serum transaminases and alkaline phosphatase in laparoscopic cholecystectomy versus open cholecystectomy. Journal of gastrointestinal oncology, 6(5), 479-86. https://doi.org/10.3978/j.issn.2078-6891.2015.058
Singal, Rikki, et al. "Evaluation and comparison of postoperative levels of serum bilirubin, serum transaminases and alkaline phosphatase in laparoscopic cholecystectomy versus open cholecystectomy." Journal of gastrointestinal oncology vol. 6,5 (2015): 479-86. doi: https://doi.org/10.3978/j.issn.2078-6891.2015.058
Singal R, Singal RP, Sandhu K, Singh B, Bhatia G, Khatri A, Sharma BP. Evaluation and comparison of postoperative levels of serum bilirubin, serum transaminases and alkaline phosphatase in laparoscopic cholecystectomy versus open cholecystectomy. J Gastrointest Oncol. 2015 Oct;6(5):479-86. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2078-6891.2015.058. PMID: 26487940; PMCID: PMC4570912.
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J Gastrointest Oncol. 2015 Oct;6(5):479-86. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2078-6891.2015.058.

Evaluation and comparison of postoperative levels of serum bilirubin, serum transaminases and alkaline phosphatase in laparoscopic cholecystectomy versus open cholecystectomy.

Journal of gastrointestinal oncology

Rikki Singal, Rajinder Pal Singal, Karamjot Sandhu, Bir Singh, Gaurav Bhatia, Abhishek Khatri, Bhanu Pratap Sharma

Affiliations

  1. 1 Department of Surgery, Maharishi Markandeshwer Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Mullana, (Distt-Ambala), Haryana, India ; 2 Department of Orthopaedics, Adesh Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Bathinda, India.

PMID: 26487940 PMCID: PMC4570912 DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2078-6891.2015.058

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) requires the creation of a pneumoperitoneum via insufflations of carbon dioxide; resulting in increased partial pressure of carbon dioxide (CO2) and intraperitoneal pressure which leads to the changes in pulmonary function and hemodynamic measurements. Hypercarbia leads to visceral organ ischemia including liver and venous stasis/thromboembolism or both due to impaired flow. The present study has been undertaken to see the changes in liver function tests (LFTs) after laparoscopic/open cholecystectomy (OC), the incidences of such change, their relation to age, sex, duration of surgery and to know the clinical significances of such disturbances.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To compare and correlate the serum level of bilirubin, alanine transaminase (ALT), aspartate transaminase (AST), alkaline phosphatase (ALP) in patients who underwent LC to those who underwent OC.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: The present study was conducted in the Department of Surgery at MMIMSR, MM University, Mullana, Ambala. A total number of 200 patients diagnosed as cholelithiasis were included in the study from May 2012 to May 2014. These cases were randomly divided into two groups (A and B) consisting of 100 cases each. LC was performed in group A patients and OC was done in group B patients. Three blood samples were taken: (I) pre-operatively; (II) after 24 hours of surgery; and (III) after 72 hours of surgery for comparison of the enzyme level alterations.

RESULTS: In LC patients, there were rise in the levels of serum bilirubin, AST and ALT after 24 hrs of surgery from the preoperative value and then again fall was noted (near to normal value) after 72 hrs of surgery except in that of ALP. ALP levels showed slight fall after 24 hrs of surgery and then slight rise after 72 hrs which was within the normal limit. Whereas in OC patients, there were slight variations in the liver enzymes (which were within the normal range).

CONCLUSIONS: Transient elevation of serum bilirubin, AST and ALT occurs after LC or after OC. The alteration in the liver enzymes can be attributed to CO2 pneumoperitoneum, surgical manipulations, diathermy, patient position, and arterial injury may also other factors. These changes return to normal in 3-4 days after procedure and they have no clinical consequences in patients with normal hepatic function but they may still cause worry to the surgeon regarding the integrity of biliary tree.

Keywords: Gall bladder; alanine transaminase (ALT); aspartate aminotransferase (AST); cholecystectomy; laparoscopy; peritoneum

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