Abstract:Objective: To study the effects of laparoscopic and open hepatectomy(LH and OH) on liver function of patients, and to evaluate patients′ traumatic reaction after LH.
Methods :Forty patients scheduled to undergo hepatectomy were divided into LH group and OH group randomly in PLA General Hospital from Jun. 2004 to Feb. 2005. Data of pre-and post-operative liver function of the two groups were compared.
Results:Postoperative mean value of ALT, AST and LDH in LH group and OH group elevated quickly, and the postoperative mean value of these markers was significantly different compared to that of the preoperative value, and the mean value in OH was higher than that in LH. There was no significant difference between postoperative and preoperative level of ALP and γ-GT in both groups, but postoperative mean value of them in OH was higher than that in LH. There was no significant difference between the 2 groups in TBIL and DBIL level, but their postoperative mean value in OH was higher than that preoperatively.
Conclusions:The effects of LH on liver function in patients are less than those of OH. This finding suggests that patients′ traumatic reaction after LH is less than that after OH and this is beneficial for the reduction of hepatic failure after LH.