Abstract
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the diagnostic value of measuring individual serum bile acids in patients with suspected alcoholic liver disease. A highly accurate and specific mass-fragmentographic technique with high sensitivity was used. Anicteric patients with fatty liver (n = 10) and liver cirrhosis (n = 9) were compared with healthy controls (n = 27). The measurement of serum bile acids did not discriminate patients with fatty liver from controls. In general, an increased serum level of cholic acid indicated more serious liver disease. Determination of chenodeoxycholic acid and deoxycholic acid did not add any further diagnostic information.
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