Table 1.

Parameters of liver function before and after operation

	Preoperative	Postoperative
		1 month	4 months	7 months
Total bilirubin (mg/dl)	1.2	9.8	16.5	30.1
Albumin (g/dl)	4.4	3.2	2.8	2.3
Prothorombin time (%)	112	89	81	68
AST (U/dl)	30	48	46	51
MELD score	-	13	14	23

AST, aspartate aminotransferase; MELD, model for end-stage liver disease