Table 4.
Postoperative liver and renal functions of the modified laparoscopic splenectomy and azygoportal disconnection and open splenectomy and azygoportal disconnection groups
| Variable | MLSD (n = 44) | OSD (n = 71) | P value |
| AST 1 d, mean ± SD, U/L | 57.32 ± 27.89 | 87.14 ± 135.13 | 0.152 |
| AST 3 d, mean ± SD, U/L | 33.84 ± 22.16 | 50.86 ± 43.83 | 0.018 |
| AST 7 d, mean ± SD, U/L | 25.66 ± 11.28 | 33.63 ± 16.32 | 0.005 |
| ALT 1 d, mean ± SD, U/L | 40.14 ± 18.81 | 61.66 ± 105.43 | 0.183 |
| ALT 3 d, mean ± SD, U/L | 31.93 ± 25.21 | 46.93 ± 56.60 | 0.100 |
| ALT 7 d, mean ± SD, U/L | 21.14 ± 12.63 | 29.68 ± 17.36 | 0.003 |
| BUN 1 d, mean ± SD, mmol/L | 5.52 ± 1.76 | 6.54 ± 2.33 | 0.014 |
| BUN 3 d, mean ± SD, mmol/L | 6.63 ± 2.20 | 7.33 ± 2.85 | 0.171 |
| BUN 7 d, mean ± SD, mmol/L | 4.76 ± 2.02 | 5.52 ± 2.21 | 0.069 |
| CER 1 d, mean ± SD, μmol/L | 75.27 ± 16.22 | 84.99 ± 20.92 | 0.010 |
| CER 3 d, mean ± SD, μmol/L | 59.75 ± 16.64 | 66.04 ± 19.08 | 0.074 |
| CER 7 d, mean ± SD, μmol/L | 60.88 ± 13.92 | 60.83 ± 16.17 | 0.986 |
ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; AST: Aspartate transaminase; BUN: Blood urea nitrogen; CER: Creatinine; MLSD: Modified laparoscopic splenectomy and azygoportal disconnection; OSD: Open splenectomy and azygoportal disconnection; day 1: Postoperative day 1; day 3: Postoperative day 3; day 7: Postoperative day 7.