Cholestasis is a reduction or cessation in the flow of bile. It commonly occurs in pregnancy but can also happen in males and in females who are not pregnant. It is caused by impairment of bile ...

Intrahepatic cholestasis or pregnancy (ICP also known as obstetric cholestasis) is usually seen as itching during later stages of pregnancy. In mild cases it is not harmful but severe cases may lead ...

Cholestasis of pregnancy occurs when there's a buildup of bile in the blood. It's a serious condition and in a small number of cases can lead to stillbirth. Cholestasis is a buildup of bile, something ...

Alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency is an autosomal recessive genetic disease that can lead to a number of different medical conditions. Chronic liver disease, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma ...

Philadelphia, December 6, 2022 – Patients with cholestatic liver disease such as primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) can experience significant impairment of bile flow and may develop neurological ...

Sometimes, a friend's Facebook comment can save a life. After Christina DePino complained in a Facebook post about itching during her pregnancy, friends cautioned that she may have cholestasis — a ...

To investigate how the liver adapts to chronic obstructive cholestasis, liver samples from infants with early- and late-stage cholestasis were analyzed for changes in the levels of hepatocyte ...

Some women suffer from an itchy skin during pregnancy. This is usually harmless but it may be a sign of a more serious liver condition called obstetric cholestasis (also known as intrahepatic ...