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Hi

I have liver cirosis due to fatty liver and my spleen is enlarged at 18.3cm is this anything to be concerned about

Thanks in advance

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It's normal for your spleen to become enlarged when you have cirrhosis mine ended up being 25 cm just before my transplant. The spleen is taking on a lot more filtering work due to the liver not working properly

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