title: ACG Clinical Guideline: Liver Disease and Pregnancy.
abstract: Consultation for liver disease in pregnant women is a common and oftentimes vexing clinical consultation for the gastroenterologist. The challenge lies in the need to consider the safety of both the expectant mother and the unborn fetus in the clinical management decisions. This practice guideline provides an evidence-based approach to common diagnostic and treatment challenges of liver disease in pregnant women.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Liver Transplant, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.
authors.forename: Tram T
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Tran
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA.
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Rush University, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
authors.forename: Nancy S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Reau
mesh_terms: D002780:Cholestasis, Intrahepatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D019468:Disease Management; D004461:Eclampsia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D005234:Fatty Liver / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005762:Gastroenterology / Q000592:standards*; D017359:HELLP Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D012955:Societies, Medical; D014481:United States
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