Management of suspected common bile duct stones on cholangiogram during same-stay cholecystectomy for acute gallstone-related disease

Table 3 Comparison of patients with positive versus negative post-operative endoscopic ultrasound

		Positive EUS	Negative EUS	P value
		(N = 17)	(N = 15)	P value
LFTs before EUS	ASAT, IU/L	119 ± 120	100 ± 87	.62
	ALAT, IU/L	151 ± 194	167 ± 117	.79
	PA, IU/L	128 ± 89	86 ± 43	.18
	GGT, IU/L	290 ± 265	260 ± 233	.76
	Total Bilirubin, μmol/L	24 ± 15	33 ± 28	.28
	Conjugated Bilirubin, μmol/L	21 ± 12	31 ± 21	.34
Pancreatic tests before EUS	Lipase, IU/L	26 ± 9	108 ± 192	.3
Intra-operative cholangiogram	Filling defect present, No.	16	11	.11
	absent, No.	1	4	.11
	Contrast in duodenum present, No.	14	8	.08
	absent, No.	3	7	.08
Delay between surgery and post-operative EUS, days		1.8 ± 0.8	1.9 ± 1.4	.81

LFTs Liver Function Tests, EUS Endoscopic Ultrasound ASAT Aspartate Aminotransferase, ALAT Alanine Aminotransferase, PA Alkaline Phosphatase, GGT Gamma-glutamyl Transferase

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