... herniorrhaphy in such patients should be made after evaluating thepossible benefits and risks of the surgery.AbbreviationsALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotrans-ferase; HE, hepatic ... 115 mg/dl,creatinine 0.7 mg/dl, a lkaline phosphatase 220 U/L, aspartateaminotransferase (AST) 18 U /L, alanine aminotransferase(ALT) 30 U /l, g-glutamyl transpeptidase 20 U/l, total bilirubi ... citation purposes)Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3:7315 http://jmedicalcasereports.com/jmedicalcasereports/article/view/7315 Case presentation A 62-year-old Caucasian man was diagnosed with decompensated...