Giant Liver Hemangiomas: A Plea for Early Surgical Referral and Resection

Table 1

Perioperative laboratory parameters.

Laboratory value	Reference range	1-month pre-op	Day of surgery	2-week post-op	6-month post-op
Liver function tests
S. aspartate aminotransferase (unit/L)	0–50	23	—	26	22
S. alanine aminotransferase (unit/L)	0–50	11	—	15	18
S. alkaline phosphatase (unit/L)	0–120	60	—	66	71
S. bilirubin, total (mg/dL)	0–1.3	0.7	—	0.7	0.7
S. bilirubin, conjugated (mg/dL)	0–0.4	0.3	—	0.3	0.3
S. protein, total (g/dL)	6.4–8.5	7.3	—	7.0	8.1
S. albumin (g/dL)	3.7–5.2	4.5	—	4.0	4.4
Hematology
White cell count (10^9 cells/L)	3.9–11.7	3.7	2.7	8.3	4.5
Hemoglobin (g/dL)	12.0–15.0	7.8	6.5	9.9	10.4
Hematocrit (%)	34.8–45.0	25.9	21.1	32	34.5
Platelets (10^9 cells/L)	172–440	99	91	216	110
Chemistry
S. creatinine (mg/dL)	0.5–1.0	0.8	—	0.9	1.08
Coagulation
Prothrombin time (seconds)	12.3–14.8	19	19.8	17.1	16.6
Activated prothrombin time (seconds)	25–36	—	40	—	—
International normalized ratio	1	1.6	1.6	1.4	1.3