Liver disease in pregnancy includes liver disorders present at the time of conception, those
that occur coincidentally but not exclusively in pregnancy, and those that occur only during …

Endoscopy has a central role in the diagnosis and an increasingly important role in the
therapy of gastrointestinal bleeding and other gastrointestinal disorders. Although safety and …

Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) is a benign cholestatic disorder that occurs
usually during the second or third trimester of pregnancy and disappears shortly after …

Eleven patients with liver cirrhosis who had a pregnancy between 1974 and 1992 are
reported. Prior to pregnancy 2 patients were splenectomized, 1 of them also had an …

There is paucity of data in the literature onthe occurrence of pregnancy and its outcome in
patientswith noncirrhotic portal hypertension. The present studywas undertaken to assess …

The pregnant patient with established chronic liver disease presents a unique situation in
medicine. Although neither the pregnancy nor the liver disease is likely to specifically …

In America more than 100,000 high-risk patients/year have conditions normally evaluated by
gastrointestinal endoscopy. This review analyzes the safety and efficacy of gastrointestinal …

The authors report on 17 pregnancies of 7 patients with extrahepatic portal hypertension
(EPH). Before conception all patients underwent splenectomy, in 5 of them portosystemic …

DISCUSSION Portal hypertension in the pregnant patient presents a definite challenge for
the physician and can result in fatal complications for mother and infant. 11 In the pre-EST …

Endoscopy has a central role in the diagnosis and a significant role in the therapy of
gastrointestinal bleeding and other gastrointestinal disorders. Although safety and clinical …