Table 3.
Laboratory data of patients with and without laparoscopic macroscopic evidence of cirrhosis
| Laboratory data |
Laparoscopy |
P | |
| Patients with evidence of cirrhosis (n = 21) | Patients without evidence of cirrhosis (n = 51) | ||
| AST (U/l) | 59.7 ± 54.2 | 29.3 ± 19.6 | < 0.02 |
| ALT (U/l) | 82.5 ± 70.3 | 72.6 ± 47.2 | ns |
| γ-GT (U/l) | 72.6 ± 78.4 | 34.1 ± 38.2 | < 0.02 |
| AP (U/l) | 129.8 ± 48.9 | 137.5 ± 49.6 | ns |
| Bilirubin (mg/dl) | 1.1 ± 0.93 | 1.86 ± 6.23 | ns |
| CHE (U/l) | 5114 ± 1331 | 5910 ± 1001 | ns |
| Prothrombin index (%) | 93.8 ± 12.6 | 102.2 ± 6.3 | < 0.02 |
| γ-globuline fraction (%) | 19.9 ± 6.5 | 13.7 ± 2.9 | < 0.02 |
| Platelet count (cell/µl) | 172940 ± 65068 | 253230 ± 57096 | < 0.02 |
All data were showed as mean ± standard deviation. Statisti-cal analysis was performed by applying Mann-Whitney test. ns = not significant.