LANGENBECKS ARCHIVES OF SURGERY, cilt.395, sa.6, ss.667-676, 2010 (SCI-Expanded)
The physiology of the patient during laparoscopy differs from that of open surgery. Both pneumoperitoneum and obstructive jaundice impair the hepatic function, but the combined insult has not been previously examined. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effects of carbon dioxide (CO2) pneumoperitoneum on hepatic function in a rat model of obstructive jaundice.