There are other ways your doctor can look for the cause of your enlarged liver. He may use an ERCP, a scope that checks for problems in the ducts (tubes) that carry bile. An MRCP, a special type of MRI, also helps spot that kind of trouble.
Cholestasis of pregnancy, also known as obstetric cholestasis or intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy, usually occurs during the last trimester of pregnancy, and triggers severe itching, especially on the hands and feet. On rare occasions symptoms may appear before the third trimester.
You may be diagnosed with obstetric cholestasis if you have unexplained itching. in pregnancy with abnormal blood tests (liver function and bile acid tests), both of which get better after. your baby is born. It is a diagnosis that is made once other causes of itching and abnormal liver function. have been ruled out.