Abstract | BACKGROUND/AIMS: To predict the degree of liver fibrosis and select a safe operative procedure, the correlation between liver fibrotic ratio and preoperative liver function variables were analyzed, and the significance of the molar ratio of branched-chain amino acids to tyrosine determined preoperatively was investigated. METHODOLOGY: Forty-four patients with hepatectomy were enrolled in this study. Liver tissue specimens excised from the patients were stained by Azan-Mallory's method. The liver fibrotic ratio was measured using an Image Cytometer. The correlation between liver fibrotic ratio and preoperative liver function values, including the serum level of branched-chain amino acids to tyrosine, were determined. RESULTS: CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Toshihiko Kohashi, Toshiyuki Itamoto, Koji Katayama, Shigeru Katayama, Hiroshi Hino, Hideki Nakahara, Hirotaka Tashiro, Toshimasa Asahara |
Journal | Hepato-gastroenterology
(Hepatogastroenterology)
2002 May-Jun
Vol. 49
Issue 45
Pg. 774-7
ISSN: 0172-6390 [Print] Greece |
PMID | 12063988
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Amino Acids, Branched-Chain
- Tyrosine
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Amino Acids, Branched-Chain
(blood)
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
(blood, pathology, surgery)
- Female
- Hepatectomy
- Humans
- Liver Cirrhosis
(blood, pathology)
- Liver Function Tests
- Liver Neoplasms
(blood, pathology, surgery)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Tyrosine
(blood)
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