title: Gall bladder volume and serum bile acids in cholestasis of pregnancy.
abstract: Gall bladder volume was measured by ultrasound in eight patients with cholestasis of pregnancy, in 21 normal pregnant women and in 14 non-pregnant women, and at the same time serum cholic and chenodeoxycholic acid levels were estimated. The gall bladder volume was 60% larger in cholestasis than that in normal pregnancy and more than two times larger in normal pregnancy than in non-pregnant women. The serum cholic and chenodeoxycholic acid concentrations were significantly higher in cholestasis of pregnancy than those in normal pregnancy.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002635:Chenodeoxycholic Acid / Q000032:analysis; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D019826:Cholic Acid; D002793:Cholic Acids / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D002793:Cholic Acids; D002635:Chenodeoxycholic Acid; D019826:Cholic Acid