1998 Volume 12 Issue 1 Pages 10-14
Using an ETA kit (ED046), we measured the changes in serum KL-6 levels in the early post-operative phase in 16 patients with or without lung resection.
In those with lung resection, serum KL-6 levels in the early post-operative phase decreased to 70% of the pre-operative values. Serum KL-6 levels of 9 patients with lung resection were signficantly lower than those of 7 patients without lung resection on the 7th post-operative day. These findings show that in patients with lung resection, the serum KL-6 level decreases.
