In situ subtotal spleen resection combined with selective pericardial devascularization for the treatment of portal hypertension

Table 1 Comparison of serum immunoglobin levels in patients with portal hypertension before and after subtotal and total splenectomy (n = 15, mean ± SD)

	Subtotal splenectomy			Total splenectomy
	Pre-operation	Post-operation	P value	Pre-operation	Post-operation	P value
IgG (g/L)	14.5 ± 2.4	13.4 ± 2.9	> 0.05	13.7 ± 1.6	8.3 ± 2.0	< 0.05
IgA (g/L)	2.3 ± 0.4	2.1 ± 0.5	> 0.05	2.4 ± 0.4	2.2 ± 0.5	> 0.05
IgM (g/L)	0.80 ± 0.12	0.84 ± 0.18	> 0.05	0.85 ± 0.05	0.60 ± 0.07	< 0.05