Ultrasonographic evaluation of the gallbladder motor function in the diagnosis and prognosis of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) is characterized by skin pruritus, elevated liver enzymes, and increased serum total bile acids. Several previous studies have revealed that the fasting and ejection volumes of the gallbladder in cholestasis of pregnancy are greater than those in normal pregnancy. The goal of this study was to explore the gallbladder volume and evaluate the diagnostic and prognostic value of ultrasound in ICP.

Methods

We prospectively recruited a cohort of 60 ICP patients at the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Shaanxi, China from January 2020 to December 2021 and compared their data with those from healthy pregnant women (n = 60). The gallbladder volume was evaluated by real-time ultrasound examination after overn

SUBMITTER: Tai M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10759328 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature