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Pediatric Surgery International
Published in: Pediatric Surgery International 8/2003

01-10-2003 | Original Article

The value of cholinesterase activity after Kasai operation

Authors: Ljiljana Popović, Stipe Batinica, Tomislav Meštrović, Božidar Župančić, Anko Antabak, Mladen Petrunić, Slavko Davila

Published in: Pediatric Surgery International | Issue 8/2003

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Abstract

Cholinesterase (ChE) is an enzyme synthesized in the liver. The aim of this study was to determine the value of ChE as an index of liver function. We measured the ChE activity as well as the values of bilirubin, alkaline phosphatase, gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase, aminotransferases and albumin before and 7 days after Kasai operation in 25 infants with biliary atresia. The increased activity of ChE in plasma after Kasai operation was accompanied by a decrease of other measured values (P<0.0001), except for albumin. We can conclude that the increase of ChE activity together with the decrease of bilirubin, alkaline phosphatase and gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase show early improvement of liver function after Kasai operation. ChE activity can be used to assess liver function in terms of synthesis.
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Metadata
Title
The value of cholinesterase activity after Kasai operation
Authors
Ljiljana Popović
Stipe Batinica
Tomislav Meštrović
Božidar Župančić
Anko Antabak
Mladen Petrunić
Slavko Davila
Publication date
01-10-2003
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Pediatric Surgery International / Issue 8/2003
Print ISSN: 0179-0358
Electronic ISSN: 1437-9813
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-003-1054-x

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