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Cholelithiasis
Liver Disorder in Pregnancy
Cholelithiasis is the presence or formation of gallstones in the gallbladder or bile ducts.
Majority of patients do not show any symptoms but when symptoms are available the first complaint is pain. The pain begins abruptly and occurs immediately after the consumption of a large fatty meal. The pain is generally…[1]
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Biliary Colic
Liver Disorder in Pregnancy
Biliary colic is a symptom of cystic duct obstruction due to the passage of gallstones or gallbladder sludge. This is not generally associated with inflammatory reactions.
Biliary colic has a sudden onset and may persist for more than 3 hours. Pain may often radiate to the suprascapular region. Pain originates in the…[2]
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Acute Cholecystitis
Liver Disorder in Pregnancy
Acute cholecystitis is defined as an inflammation of the gallbladder wall, which occurs in response to obstruction of the cystic duct. It develops in up to 20% of patients with untreated gallstones.
Acute cholecystitis is a pathologic complication of prolonged biliary obstruction. It presents classically with epigastric…[3]
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HELLP Syndrome
Liver Disorder in Pregnancy
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy
HELLP syndrome is a serious disorder of pregnancy of unknown etiology characterized by hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes and low platelet count.
The diagnosis of HELLP syndrome is made difficult because the presenting symptoms are vague and non-specific. Approximately 90% of patients present with viral type…[4]
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Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy
Liver Disorder in Pregnancy
Acute fatty liver of pregnancy is uncommon, but a possibly life-threatening disorder of pregnancy that primarily develops in the third trimester. Jaundice, fever, abdominal pain, anorexia, and nausea are some of the main complaints, whereas liver failure and coagulopathy can lead to both maternal and fetal death in…[5]
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Recurrent Jaundice of Pregnancy
Liver Disorder in Pregnancy
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Eclampsia
Liver Disorder in Pregnancy
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy
Eclampsia is a complication of pregnancy characterized by seizures in a woman diagnosed with preeclampsia.
Preeclampsia occurs insidiously in the 24th to 25th week of gestation, with the development of edema, proteinuria, and rising blood pressure. The classical symptoms of preeclampsia include frontal headache, visual…[6]
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Viral Hepatitis
Liver Disorder in Pregnancy
Viral hepatitis is an inflammatory liver condition that most commonly arises from hepatitis A virus (HAV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), hepatitis D virus (HDV), and hepatitis E virus (HEV). The prevalence of these viruses varies geographically.
The clinical picture of acute viral hepatitis is variable…[7]
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Choledocholithiasis
Liver Disorder in Pregnancy
Choledocholethiasis, or bile duct stones, refers to the presence of stones in bile duct. These stones usually form in the gall bladder and then migrate to the bile duct.
In most of the cases, the patient remains asymptomatic with the stones passing to the duodenum or even when remaining within the duct. When the…[8]
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Long Chain Hydroxyacyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy