Research Article
Liver Retraction Using n-Butyl-2-Cyanoacrylate (NBCA) Glue during Laparoscopic Splenectomy and Azygoportal Disconnection in Cirrhotic Patients
Table 3
Liver functions in two groups.
| | Variable | NBCA group (n=22) | Non-NBCA group (n=16) | P value |
| | ALT (unit/L) | | | | | Preoperative | 31.64±19.22 | 28.75±9.94 | 0.587 | | Postoperative day 1 | 35.32±6.12 | 34.50±18.22 | 0.845 | | Postoperative day 7 | 27.55±6.50 | 25.13±11.18 | 0.406 | | AST (Unit/L) | | | | | Preoperative | 36.45±18.79 | 33.06±11.23 | 0.525 | | Postoperative day 1 | 50.55±10.63 | 49.56±19.70 | 0.844 | | Postoperative day 7 | 33.05±6.00 | 33.13±10.55 | 0.977 |
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ALT: alanine aminotransferase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase
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