Cholecystography in the Late Months of Pregnancy

Levyn, Lester; Beck, Edgar C.; Aaron, A. H.

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“…Since several studies suggest that in the latter part of pregnancy gallbladder bile is dilute (69,70), the large gallbladder in later pregnancy may not store more bile acid than in early pregnancy. The pool would then be unaltered and the steady state achieved in the first trimester would persist unchanged.…”

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Biliary lipids, bile acids, and gallbladder function in the human female. Effects of pregnancy and the ovulatory cycle.

Kern¹,

Everson²,

DeMark³

et al. 1981

J. Clin. Invest.

240

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A B S T R A C T To study the events that might lead to an increased risk of cholesterol gallstones, we examined biliary lipid composition and secretion and bile acid composition and kinetics at different stages of pregnancy or ovulation in young, nonobese, healthy women.Lipid composition and bile acid distribution were determined in duodenal fluid obtained in percentage of cholic acid. The pool size of each major bile acid increased in the first trimester. Chenodeoxycholic acid and deoxycholic acid pools, but not cholic acid pools, subsequently decreased. The fractional turnover rate of both primary bile acids was slower during pregnancy. The synthesis rate of chenodeoxycholic but not cholic acid decreased in a linear manner during the first 20 wk of pregnancy. The rate of enterohepatic cycling of the bile acid pool was reduced throughout pregnancy.The volume of the fasting gallbladder and the residual volume after a physiologically stimulated contraction were directly correlated with bile acid pool size. The residual volume was also directly related to total bile acid synthesis.

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Biliary lipids, bile acids, and gallbladder function in the human female. Effects of pregnancy and the ovulatory cycle.

Kern¹,

Everson²,

DeMark³

et al. 1981

J. Clin. Invest.

240

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“…The gall bladder appears equally affected by pregnancy; decreased rates of emptying, increased volume and stasis have all been recorded (Gerdes & Boyden, 1938, Levyn et al 1933Braverman et a/. 1980;Kern et al 1981;Ylostalo et a/.…”

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