Pregnancy is a relevant moment in woman life and it is physiologically associated with several metabolic, hormonal, immunological and nutritional changes that can be associated, in predisposed women, to pregnancy-related diseases. Pregnancy can also occur in women affected by pre-existing chronic disease. The aim of the chapter is to highlight the relation between pregnancy and biliary disease. In particular, the chapter focuses on three main topics: I) gallstone disease in pregnancy; II) intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy; III) pregnancy in chronic cholestatic disease, i.e. primary biliary cholangitis and primary sclerosing cholangitis, focusing on fertility, gestation, delivery, maternal and fetal outcomes.

Pregnancy and Diseases of the Biliary Tree

Cazzagon Nora
2021

Abstract

Pregnancy is a relevant moment in woman life and it is physiologically associated with several metabolic, hormonal, immunological and nutritional changes that can be associated, in predisposed women, to pregnancy-related diseases. Pregnancy can also occur in women affected by pre-existing chronic disease. The aim of the chapter is to highlight the relation between pregnancy and biliary disease. In particular, the chapter focuses on three main topics: I) gallstone disease in pregnancy; II) intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy; III) pregnancy in chronic cholestatic disease, i.e. primary biliary cholangitis and primary sclerosing cholangitis, focusing on fertility, gestation, delivery, maternal and fetal outcomes.
2021
Diseases of the Liver and Biliary Tree
978-3-030-65907-3
978-3-030-65908-0
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