Table 1 Chemistry of bile collected during and after operation
Intraoperative collection | Postoperative collectiona | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ascites | Gallbladder | Common bile duct | Gallbladder via drainage catheter | |
Total bilirubin (mg/dl) | 9.5 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
Amylase (IU/l) | n.a. | 29 | 4 | 380 |
Trypsin (ng/ml) | n.a. | 2200 | n.a. | n.a. |
PhospholipaseA2 (ng/dl) | 2040 | 6370 | 157,000 | n.a. |
Elastase 1 (ng/dl) | 560 | 1300 | 63,000 | 2,400,000 |
Lipase (U/l) | 114 | 267 | 9958 | n.a. |