[The bile cholate-cholesterol coefficient for assessing the causes of a protracted convalescence in patients with viral hepatitis].

Changes of the content of bile acids, cholate-cholesterol coefficient, bile acid fraction ratios in the bile were assessed in patients with viral hepatitis and chronic cholecystitis. A scheme is proposed for evaluation of bile bladder function considering four states: functional hypocholia, cholecystitis, threat of cholelithiasis. It is shown that in 23-28% protracted convalescence in viral hepatitis and manifested in prolonged blood serum ALAT activity is caused by the presence of subclinical form of cholecystitis.