title: [Endoscopy in pregnancy].
abstract: Assessing the need of endoscopy and performing the examination is a difficult task which requires an experienced investigator. Though it is prudent to postpone the investigation to the third trimester or rather to the postpartum period; in certain clinical situations like upper gastrointestinal bleeding or biliary pancreatitis it is not possible; endoscopic intervention has to be performed in these cases just like in non-pregnant patients. There is a paucity of data in medical literature to rely on and the retrospective nature of these data makes it even more problematic. There is not more than one such a case per year per endoscopist in Hungary which requires decision in these situations; we have to think of the factors endangering the fetus but we have to keep in mind the factors that ensure the well-being of the mother by all means.
authors.affiliation: Semmelweis Egyetem Altalános Orvostudományi Kar II. Belgyógyászati Klinika Budapest. zagonitamas@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: Tamás
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zágoni
authors.forename: Eszter Daniella
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Juhász
authors.forename: Ferenc
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sipos
authors.forename: Zsolt
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Tulassay
mesh_terms: D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D003113:Colonoscopy; D004066:Digestive System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D016145:Endoscopy, Digestive System; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*