Enlargement of the liver as a result of congestion (e.g. in heart failure), inflammation or fatty infiltration (as in kwashiorkor).
A condition in which the liver becomes very large.
Abnormal enlargement of the liver, usually a sign of liver disease.
Palpable abdominal enlargement of the liver due to damage from cirrhosis or hepatitis.
Swelling or enlargement of the liver. Among the causes of hepatomegaly are liver congestion due to heart failure, obstruction of the veins that drain the liver, a cyst or tumor, or a fatty liver due to alcoholic liver disease, or metastatic liver disease, in which cancer from another part of the body spreads to the liver. A physical examination, medical history, and various laboratory and imaging tests can detect the underlying cause of hepatomegaly. The treatment of an enlarged liver is determined directly by its cause.
Enlargement of the liver to such an extent that it can be felt below the rib margin. This may be due to congestion (as in heart failure), inflammation, infiltration (e.g. by fat), or tumor.
Enlargement of the liver. This may be caused by congestion (e.g. in heart failure), infection (e.g. hepatitis), malignancy, inflammation, or early cirrhosis.
Hepatomegaly is the enlargement of the liver, which can occur as a consequence of any liver disorder.