Clinical and prognostic significance of urinary trypsin inhibitor in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma after hepatectomy.
2009
Background
Urinary trypsin inhibitor (UTI), produced in the liver, has been considered to suppress inflammation. The production of UTI may decrease after a hepatectomy and thereby increase the incidence of postoperative inflammation. This study investigated whether the changes in the UTI level affected the postoperative course in patients undergoing a hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The prognostic significance of UTI was also analyzed.
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