Original Article
Copyright ©2011 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Jun 7, 2011; 17(21): 2626-2631
Published online Jun 7, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i21.2626
Table 2 Baseline laboratory characteristics of the subjects
Laboratory testResult
Bilirubin, mg/dL, median (range)3.7 (0.6-44)
AST, U/L, median (range)85 (15-336)
ALT, U/L, median (range)132 (6-798)
ALP, U/L, median (range)271 (65-988)
GGT, U/L, median (range)297 (28-1491)
Change of bile duct size, n (%)
Present61 (58.7)
None43 (41.3)
Stricture on the cholangiogram, n (%)
Present89 (85.6)
None15 (14.4)