Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy: Changes in maternal-fetal bile acid balance and improvement by ursodeoxycholic acid
Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) is a disease characterized by generalized pruritus and biochemical cholestasis that appears typically during the last trimester of gestation. The most predictive and accurate markers for diagnosis and follow-up of ICP are increased total bile acid levels (...
| Published in: | Annals of Hepatology |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2002-01-01
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S166526811932188X |