Relevance of serum bile acid profile in the diagnosis of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy in an high incidence area: Portugal

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 31-38

  Brites, Dora ^a   Rodrigues, Cecília M P ^a,b   Van Zeller, Helena ^a   Alexandra Brito, ^a   Silva, Rui ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE CIÊNCIAS DA SAÚDE EGAS MONIZ   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cholestasis of pregnancy; Diagnosis; Liver function tests; Serum bile acids; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CHOLIC ACID; DEOXYCHOLIC ACID; TAUROCHOLIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BILE ACID BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAHEPATIC CHOLESTASIS; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PORTUGAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

EID: 0032458943     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(98)00086-4     Document Type: Article

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