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Volume 5 Issue 11 (November, 2017)

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Assessment of LFTs in patients undergoing Cholecystectomy
Atul Shashikant Ambole, Gayithri Kulkarni, Jyoti M Biradar, Sudha Patil

Background: Gallbladder diseases commonly manifest as gallstones and gallbladder cancer. Gallstones constitute a significant health problem in developed societies. So current study was undertaken using various LFTs, to further explore the incidence and significance of LFT changes in hepatic function due to CO2 pneumoperitoneum following laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Materials & methods: The present study included assessment of 50 patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy. After that all patients got their pre-anaesthetic check-up and underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy under constant intraperitoneal pressure (12mm Hg) subsequently. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy was done in all the patients. Postoperative assessment of LFTs was done in all the patients. On discharge all patients were asked to follow up in surgery OPD on 7th postoperative day and the liver function tests with parameters included in the study were repeated as mentioned earlier. All the results were analyzed by SPSS software version. Results:We observed a significant rise in the mean AST levels at 24 hours postoperatively while comparing it to the preoperative values (P- value < 0.05), followed by significant decrease within 10 days postoperatively to reach preoperative range (P- value < 0.05). Conclusion: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy should be done in otherwise healthy patients and special care should be taken while performing laparoscopic surgery in patients with compromised liver function. Key words: Cholecystectomy, Gallstones, Laparoscopic Corresponding author: Dr. Atul Shashikant Ambole, HOD & Reader, Department Of General Surgery, Tatyasaheb Kore Dental College & Research Centre, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India This article may be cited as: Ambole AS, Kulkarni G, Biradar JM, Patil S. Assessment of LFTs in patients undergoing Cholecystectomy. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2017;5(11):122-124.

 
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