Table 1 Classifications of hepatobiliary disorders according to their relationship with pregnancy
From: Liver imaging and pregnancy: what to expect when your patient is expecting
Related to pregnancy | Exacerbated by, or more frequent in, pregnancy | Coincidental |
|---|---|---|
Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) | Acute herpes simplex hepatitis | Acute hepatitis |
Pre-eclampsia/eclampsia | Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) | Hemangioma, focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH), metastasis |
Elevated liver enzymes, low platelets (HELLP) syndrome | Hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) | Metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) |
Acute fatty liver of pregnancy (AFLP) | Hepatocellular adenoma and HCC (increased risk of tumor growth and rupture) | Cirrhosis and HCC |
Liver infarction, rupture, and thrombosis | Portal Vein Thrombosis | Abscesses and parasitic infections |
Cholelithiasis | Liver transplantation |