Portal hypertensive biliopathy: A single center experience and literature review

Table 1 Liver function tests

Liver function test	Case 1		Case 2		Case 3
	At diagnosis	Follow up	At diagnosis	Follow up	At diagnosis	Follow up
Alkaline phosphatase (U/L)	424	347	437	207	936	311
GGT (U/L)	131	128	201	99	241	111
Total bilirubin (mg/dL)	16.1	5.9	6.62	3.05	17.7	9.28
Direct bilirubin (mg/dL)	12.8	4.9	4.61	1.99	13.5	7.7
ALT (U/L)	114	63	125	68	235	24
AST (U/L)	159	83	151	59	131	33
INR		1.17		1.06		1.66
Albumin (g/dL)	2.6	2.8	3.68	4.13	1.5	2.4

GGT: γ glutamyl transferase; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; INR: International normalized ratio. Normal values: Alkaline phosphatase 35-104 U/L; GGT 0-38 U/L; Total bilirubin 0.3-1.2 mg/dL; Direct bilirubin 0-0.3 mg/dL; ALT 10-49 U/L; AST 0-34 U/L; Albumin 3.4-5.0 g/dL.