Question: why would liver enzymes be elevated after gallbladder surgery?
Answer: Disturbances in liver enzymes after laparoscopic cholecystectomy were first studied by Halevy et al in 1994. The possible explanations included increased intraabdominal pressure, squeeze pressure effect on the liver, excessive use of diathermy, pulling on the gallbladder, or passage of microcalculi into the bile duct.