GI and Liver Disease During Pregnancy: A Practical Approach

CONTENTS

Dedication
Acknowledgments
About the Editors
Contributing Authors
Preface
Foreword by Sunanda Kane, MD, MSPH
Introduction

Chapter 1 Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Pregnancy
Ryan D. Madanick, MD
Chapter 2 Nausea and Vomiting of Pregnancy
Laurie-Anne C. Swaby, MD and Kim L. Isaacs, MD, PhD
Chapter 3 Gastric Bypass and Pregnancy
D. Wayne Overby, MD
Chapter 4 Abdominal Pain in Pregnancy: Differential Diagnosis
and Initial Work-Up of Abdominal Pain
Millie D. Long, MD, MPH
Chapter 5 Constipation in Pregnancy
Yolanda V. Scarlett, MD; Kim L. Isaacs, MD, PhD; and
Millie D. Long, MD, MPH
Chapter 6 Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Millie D. Long, MD, MPH and Spencer D. Dorn, MD, MPH
Chapter 7 Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Lindsay E. Jones, MD and Millie D. Long, MD, MPH
Chapter 8 Endoscopy
Kim L. Isaacs, MD, PhD
Chapter 9 Surgical Management of the Pregnant Patient
Megan Quintana, MD and Reza Rahbar, MD
Chapter 10 Pancreatitis and Biliary Issues
Patricia D. Jones, MD and Lisa M. Gangarosa, MD
Chapter 11 Chronic Liver Disease
Caitlyn M. Patrick, MD and A. Sidney Barritt IV, MD, MSCR
Chapter 12 Acute Liver Disease
Eric S. Orman, MD and A. Sidney Barritt IV, MD, MSCR

Appendix: Classification of Medications During Pregnancy
Financial Disclosures
Index

“This relatively short, pocket-friendly book has well-delineated chapters that are easy to read with tables, subsections, and key points on every page…This is a unique book in the field and provides a resource for problems that gastroenterologists will encounter, often unexpectedly.  Most gastroenterologists, very familiar with the diseases, will still benefit from the pregnancy-specific data and recommendations.  The GI and liver disease sections cover a vast array of liver diseases in a succinct fashion, emphasizing the pregnancy-specific aspects…Bottom Line: Pick up a copy of this small but very helpful handbook if you are a clinician or trainee and use it for quick reference when you see a patient with GI liver disease who is planning to become or is pregnant.”

 Kim L. Isaacs, MD, PhD received her PhD and MD at the State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1981 and 1984, respectively. She completed her internal medicine residency and gastroenterology fellowship at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1987 and 1991. She has been on the faculty at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the division of gastroenterology and hepatology since 1991, and is currently a professor and co-director of the University of North Carolina Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center.     

Millie D. Long, MD, MPH earned her doctor of medicine degree at the University of Virginia, where she was a Bowman Scholar. She completed a residency and chief residency in internal medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and then completed a gastroenterology fellowship at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. While at the University of North Carolina, she also completed a fellowship in preventive medicine, and a masters of public health in epidemiology at the Gillings School of Public Health. She is board certified in internal medicine, preventive medicine, and gastroenterology. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Department of Medicine. Her clinical practice is based at the University of North Carolina Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center. Dr. Long’s interests include research on prevention of complications of inflammatory bowel disease, women’s health, and teaching clinical epidemiology. Dr. Long has contributed numerous peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, and review articles to medical literature. Dr. Long is a member of the American College of Gastroenterology, where she serves on the Research Committee. She is also a member of the American Gastroenterological Association and the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America, where she serves on the Professional Education Committee.