Basic Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2015.
World J Radiol. Aug 28, 2015; 7(8): 212-219
Published online Aug 28, 2015. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v7.i8.212
Table 1 Sequential changes of biochemical tests before and after embolization
Day 0
Day 1
Day 25
GelfoamEmbosphereMicrosphereGelfoamEmbosphereMicrosphereGelfoamEmbosphereMicrosphere
(n = 8)(n = 8)(n = 8)(n = 8)(n = 8)(n = 8)(n = 7)(n = 8)(n = 8)
AST27.8 ± 15.324.4 ± 9.929.5 ± 12.356.4 ± 30.8a,c34.9 ± 16.7a103.0 ± 80.4b23.1 ± 10.530.1 ± 20.635.4 ± 10.8
ALT48.3 ± 23.934.8 ± 12.144.4 ± 20.658.9 ± 20.146.4 ± 17.351.5 ± 26.734.3 ± 19.6a,c22.8 ± 12.6c40.8 ± 17.0c
T-BIL0.38 ± 0.150.40 ± 0.230.39 ± 0.150.29 ± 0.200.73 ± 1.000.68 ± 0.580.40 ± 0.140.39 ± 0.220.56 ± 0.34
BUN12.1 ± 11.68.7 ± 6.48.5 ± 3.519.4 ± 9.418.3 ± 8.516.4 ± 9.28.7 ± 7.27.2 ± 4.110.5 ± 4.6
Cr0.85 ± 0.190.75 ± 0.270.81 ± 0.210.84 ± 0.170.73 ± 0.280.86 ± 0.251.03 ± 0.260.86 ± 0.330.91 ± 0.18
Table 2 Hemodynamic changes of liver before and after embolization
TreatmentNon-embolizedEmbosphereMicrosphereGelfoam
(n = 3)(n = 3)(n = 2)(n = 2)
Blood volume112.75 ± 0.699.60 ± 1.489.42 ± 0.2410.22 ± 1.24
Mean decrease3.16 ± 0.823.33 ± 0.732.54 ± 0.82
P value0.0080.0040.021
Time to Start211.40 ± 1.5715.44 ± 2.1015.91 ± 0.3915.44 ± 1.74
Mean delay4.04 ± 1.334.51 ± 1.194.04 ± 1.33
P value0.0230.0090.023