Extrahepatic bile duct reconstruction in pigs with heterogenous animal-derived artificial bile ducts: A preliminary experience

Table 1 Median values of the experimental animals in liver function tests

	Normal range	PoD 1	PoD 7	6 mo after operation	12 mo after operation
AST in U/L	0-97.5	39.30 (29.0-40.8)	33.85 (27.0-50.0)	29.55 (21.0-41.0)	31.45 (22.0-36.6)
ALT in U/L	0-86.7	54.00 (35.0-77.0)	44.25 (35.1-106.0)a	33.50 (21.0-37.0)	30.55 (27.0-35.5)
ALP in U/L	0-200.2	60.50 (15.0-78.0)	69.65 (48.0-212.0)	62.50 (46.0-102.1)	60.00 (53.3-61.0)
GGT in U/L	0-88.0	40.30 (21.0-52.0)	51.05 (35.0-78.0)	38.20 (35.0-48.6)	35.60 (32.0-44.3)
TBil in mg/dL	0-5.55	0.835 (0.30-1.30)	0.905 (0.40-3.20)	0.680 (0.52-1.50)	0.655 (0.53-0.80)

^aP < 0.05, group A vs group B. The values of normal range were obtained by reference to the previous large sample study in the pig model[19]. The values are expressed as median (range). ALP: Alkaline phosphatase; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; GGT: Gamma-glutamyltransferase; PoD: Postoperative day; TBil: Total bilirubin.