TY - JOUR
T1 - Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy
AU - Bova, James G.
AU - Schenker, Steven
AU - Kaplan, Marshall M.
PY - 1985/12/19
Y1 - 1985/12/19
N2 - To the Editor: The review article by Kaplan on acute fatty liver of pregnancy (Aug. 8 issue)1 provided valuable information on this uncommon but potentially fatal disorder. We noted especially the importance the authors attached to correct early diagnosis in the hope that this might lead to early delivery and decrease the mortality associated with fatty liver of pregnancy. The text, however, did not mention the use of the newer imaging techniques, such as computed tomography (CT), ultrasonography, and magnetic resonance imaging, in the diagnosis of fatty infiltration of the liver. It is well known that excess fat in the.
AB - To the Editor: The review article by Kaplan on acute fatty liver of pregnancy (Aug. 8 issue)1 provided valuable information on this uncommon but potentially fatal disorder. We noted especially the importance the authors attached to correct early diagnosis in the hope that this might lead to early delivery and decrease the mortality associated with fatty liver of pregnancy. The text, however, did not mention the use of the newer imaging techniques, such as computed tomography (CT), ultrasonography, and magnetic resonance imaging, in the diagnosis of fatty infiltration of the liver. It is well known that excess fat in the.
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U2 - 10.1056/NEJM198512193132515
DO - 10.1056/NEJM198512193132515
M3 - Letter
C2 - 4069173
AN - SCOPUS:0022412641
VL - 313
SP - 1608
JO - New England Journal of Medicine
JF - New England Journal of Medicine
SN - 0028-4793
IS - 25
ER -