Kupffer cell phagocytic function and plasma endotoxin level in 36 patients with obstructive jaundice were observed. The results indicated that kupffer cell phagocytic function was inhibited and the plasma endotoxemia level was markedly increased as compared with those in the control group P<0.05 and P<0.01 respectively. Kupffer cell phagocytic function were recoverd and plasma endotoxemia alleviated while the biliary obstruction was released by surgery.
Citation: Li Zhihua,Han Benli,He Zhengping,et al.. CLINICAL STUDY ON THE CHANGES OF HEPATIC MACROPHAGE FUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH OBSTRUCTIVE JAUNDICE. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 1998, 5(2): 95-96. doi: Copy