Liver diseases in pregnancy

Autor: Cihat Şarkış, Gonca Imir, Serdal Uğurlu, Erkan Çağlar, Ali Yanık
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: Turkish Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vol 5, Iss 3, Pp 166-173 (2008)
ISSN: 2149-9330
2149-9322
Popis: Liver disease in pregnancy is rare and it is associated with the high maternal and neonatal mortality rate. Some of the liver diseases are specific for pregnancy. The most common liver diseases in pregnancy are Acute fatty liver of pregnancy, Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy, HELLP syndrome, liver dysfunction due to preeclampsia, hyperemesis gravidarum, Hepatitis E of pregnancy, and other Hepatitis infections, and Budd-Chiari syndrome. In this review, incidence, risk factors, pathogenesis, clinical presentation, diagnosis, treatment and outcome of those liver diseases unique to pregnancy are discussed through the literature.
Databáze: OpenAIRE