Estimation of Liver Enzymes and Total Bilirubin Level in the sera of patients infected with liver hydatid cysts

  • Ihsan M. AL-Sugur *Department of Biology, College of Education for Pure Science (Ibn-Al-Haitham), University of Baghdad.
  • Nahla G. Abdul-Majed *Department of Biology, College of Education for Pure Science (Ibn-Al-Haitham), University of Baghdad.
  • Ahlam J. Taher *Department of Biology, College of Education for Pure Science (Ibn-Al-Haitham), University of Baghdad.
Keywords: Hydatid cyst, liver, liver enzymes, Total bilirubin.

Abstract

This study included 46 patients with liver hydatid cyst diagnosed clinically and surgically. Control group consist of 22 healthy volunteers. The patients were divided according to the size of the cysts into more and less than 5 cm diameter size, 33 and 13, respectively. Also they were divided into primary and secondary hydatid cyst infection, 30 and 16, respectively. Significant increase of GOT, GPT and ALP levels were recorded due to hydatid cyst infection and had direct effect on the liver function, beside an increase in total bilirubin in patients serum compared with the control, also the same occurred in the secondary infection compared with primary infection, patients with > 5 cm showed significant increase in the above levels compared with < 5 cm, which indicated the disturbance of the liver functions in patients whose revealed the growth of the cyst in the liver.

Published
2015-06-30
How to Cite
[1]
Ihsan M. AL-Sugur, Nahla G. Abdul-Majed, and Ahlam J. Taher, “Estimation of Liver Enzymes and Total Bilirubin Level in the sera of patients infected with liver hydatid cysts ”, JMAUC, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 2-10, Jun. 2015.
Issue
Vol 7 No 1 (2015)
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Articles