Transient liver elastography in normal pregnancy - a longitudinal cohort study.

Conclusion: Liver stiffness and CAP increase reversibly during normal pregnancies, and slightly elevated levels in the third trimester can be considered a normal finding. Lay summary An ultrasound-based method called transient elastography can be used to measure fat content and estimate fibrosis in the liver. In this study, we examined healthy women three times during their pregnancy and once after labor to evaluate the effects of a normal pregnancy on a healthy liver. The ultrasound-estimation of fibrosis and fat content increased during pregnancy and reversed afterwards, without any other signs of disease in the liver. PMID: 31272248 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology - Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Scand J Gastroenterol Source Type: research