Table 3.

Liver Function Tests Before and After the 3 Intervention Groups

Test	Pre-IR	Post-IR	P Value	Pre-OS	Post-OS	P Value	Pre-CM	Post-CM	P Value
Median ALT, U/L	28 (7–965)	41 (10–1351)	.28	26 (2–390)	35 (7–351)	.31	27.5 (20–53)	31 (15–100)	.31
Median AST, U/L	29 (8–464)	38 (9–704)	.32	26 (8–740)	27 (7–138)	.21	16 (8–52)	11 (7–67)	.55
Median ALP, U/L	195 (59–2500)	217 (52–2304)	.50	169 (37–1570)	137 (34–835)	.0001	209 (69–519)	129 (81–359)	.04
Median TB, mg/dL	0.6 (0.2–16.7)	0.8 (0.2–19.4)	.29	0.4 (0.1 (9.7)	0.6 (0.1–6)	.10	0.5 (0.1–0.7)	0.3 (0.1–0.8)	.47

Abbreviations: ALP, alkaline phosphatase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; CM, high dose corticosteroid group; IR, interventional radiology group; OS, open surgery group; TB, total bilirubin.