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.

Table 2 Portal hypertensive biliopathy: Morphological classification[2]

Type	Findings
I	Involvement of extrahepatic bile duct
II	Involvement of intrahepatic bile ducts only
IIIa	Involvement of extrahepatic bile duct and unilateral intrahepatic bile duct
IIIb	Involvement of extrahepatic bile duct and bilateral intrahepatic ducts