European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume 146, Issue 2 , Pages 152-155 , October 2009

Possible association between symptomatic cholelithiasis-complicated cholecystitis in pregnant women and congenital abnormalities in their offspring—A population-based case–control study

  • Nándor Ács

      Affiliations

    • Second Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Semmelweis University, School of Medicine, Budapest, Hungary
    • ,
  • Ferenc Bánhidy

      Affiliations

    • Second Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Semmelweis University, School of Medicine, Budapest, Hungary
    • ,
  • Erzsébet H. Puhó

      Affiliations

    • Foundation for the Community Control of Hereditary Diseases, Torokvesz lejto 32, 1026 Budapest, Hungary
    • ,
  • Andrew E. Czeizel

      Affiliations

    • Foundation for the Community Control of Hereditary Diseases, Torokvesz lejto 32, 1026 Budapest, Hungary
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +36 1 3944 712; fax: +36 1 3944 712.

Received 13 October 2008 ,Revised 12 February 2009 ,Accepted 6 April 2009.

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PII: S0301-2115(09)00257-7

doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2009.04.008

European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume 146, Issue 2 , Pages 152-155 , October 2009

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