Preoperative adjuvant therapy resulted in increased incidence and volume of postoperative ascites, but perioperative blood transfusion rates, postoperative bilirubin, albumin, PT, bile leakages, and other major complications were comparable between the two groups, suggesting that although preoperative adjuvant therapy may induce some liver damage, the essential and synthetic functions of the liver remain generally preserved. Here, ALB is linked to Ascites.