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Ursodeoxycholic acid therapy in intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy: Results in real-world conditions and factors predictive of response to treatment.
Digestive and liver disease : official journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver - 1 Jan 2017
Bacq Yannick, le Besco Matthieu, Lecuyer Anne-Isabelle, Gendrot Chantal, Potin Jérôme, Andres Christian R, Aubourg Alexandre
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BACKGROUND: Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) therapy is commonly used in intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP). AIM: To evaluate the efficacy and tolerance of UDCA in real-world conditions and to search for factors predictive of response to treatment. METHODS: This observational study included 98 consecutive patients suffering from pruritus during pregnancy associated with increased ALT levels or total bile acid...
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