. 2004 Jul 15;10(14):2150–2152. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i14.2150

Table 1.

Average diameter of common bile ducts, levels of serum total bilirubin, ALP, γ-GT and ALT one week after operation (mean ± SD)

Group	Cases (n)	Therapy	Average diameter of common bile duct (mm)	Serum total bilirubin (μmol/L)	ALP (U/L)	γ-GT (U/L)	ALT (U/L)
ENBD	58	Before	16 ± 3	89 ± 11	286 ± 63	166 ± 38	132 ± 32
		After	9.6 ± 2.2^b	29 ± 9^b	108 ± 23^b	86 ± 22^b	60 ± 12^b
Operation	26	Before	15.3 ± 3.1	87 ± 10	263 ± 54	156 ± 36	130 ± 30
		After	9.5 ± 2.1^d	27 ± 8^d	98 ± 25^d	87 ± 22^d	57 ± 11^d

P < 0.01 vs markers before ENBD,

P < 0.01 vs markers before operation.