Influence of liver function after laparoscopy-assisted vs totally laparoscopic gastrectomy

Table 3 Hierarchical comparison of transaminases in each group

Variable	TLTG group (n = 13)	LATG group (n = 19)	TLGG group (n = 27)	LAGG group (n = 21)	P value
ALT (U/L)
BO	17.50 ± 8.85	13.94 ± 6.47	18.21 ± 12.65	18.39 ± 9.21	0.1981,Nonsig, 0.9562,Nonsig
AO
1-2 d	39.60 ± 16.03	93.41 ± 77.54	30.63 ± 14.31	53.57 ± 22.72	0.0081,Sig, < 0.0012,Sig
3-4 d	20.93 ± 10.11	36.93 ± 31.96	18.10 ± 7.10	27.60 ± 16.80	0.0921,Nonsig, 0.0232,Sig
5-7 d	24.82 ± 11.65	28.99 ± 15.59	19.42 ± 9.03	28.81 ± 18.91	0.4191,Nonsig, 0.0452,Sig
AST (U/L)
BO	20.52 ± 5.96	20.13 ± 7.21	20.44 ± 5.96	20.94 ± 4.72	0.8741,Nonsig, 0.7542,Nonsig
AO
1-2 d	48.78 ± 13.56	112.37 ± 104.91	34.33 ± 12.94	60.74 ± 35.04	0.0171,Sig, 0.0032,Sig
3-4 d	20.44 ± 10.63	24.96 ± 13.41	16.81 ± 6.99	28.74 ± 23.70	0.3181,Nonsig, 0.0362,Sig
5-7 d	24.43 ± 8.54	24.49 ± 9.71	18.74 ± 8.20	27.66 ± 17.92	0.9861,Nonsig, 0.0442,Sig

¹Total laparoscopic total gastrectomy group compared with the laparoscopic-assisted total gastrectomy group;

²Total laparoscopic distal gastrectomy group compared with the laparoscopic-assisted distal gastrectomy group.

TLTG: Total laparoscopic total gastrectomy; LATG: Laparoscopic-assisted total gastrectomy; LAGG: Laparoscopic-assisted distal gastrectomy; BO: Before the operation; AO: After the operation; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase.