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Gall bladder volume and serum bile acids in cholestasis of pregnancy
Author(s) -
YLöSTALO P.,
KIRKINEN P.,
HEIKKINEN J.,
MÄENTAUSTA O.,
JÄRVINEN P. A.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1982.tb04636.x
Subject(s) - cholestasis of pregnancy , cholestasis , pregnancy , chenodeoxycholic acid , cholic acid , gall , bile acid , medicine , endocrinology , obstetrics , fetus , biology , genetics , botany
Summary. Gall bladder volume was measured by ultrasound in eight patients with cholestasis of pregnancy, in 21 normal pregnant women and in 14 non‐pregnant women, and at the same time serum cholic and nodeoxycholic acid levels were estimated. The gall bladder volume was 60% larger in cholestasis than that in normal pregnancy and more than two times larger in normal pregnancy than in non‐pregnant women. The serum cholic and chenodeoxycholic acid concentrations were significantly higher in cholestasis of pregnancy than those in normal pregnancy.