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Can Fatty Liver Cause an Enlarged Liver

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Hi all,

Just as the question says can a fatty liver cause your liver to swell/become enlarged or inflammed? After a visit to my gp she said my liver felt enlarged on percussion. I am not asking for medical advice just opinions on wether an alcoholic fatty liver can cause the liver to swell/enlarge? Thanks for any information.

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Short answer ....... yes.

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Thanks for the kind reply AyrshireK, much appreciated.

Yes it can. So can any form of inflamattion (hepatitis).

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Btw though, everytime I see my GP and he does the percussion tap he tells me my liver is enlarged and everytime we do an ultrasound he is proven wrong. It's a bit archaic of a method when we have imaging tests available

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Thanks for the PhoenixPalazzo, always appreciate the information.

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Yes, I was diagnosed with nafld and then Nash, my liver and spleen were very enlarged. Take care Lynne

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Curiously Lynne do you know what size your spleen got up to at its biggest? Doctors are still trying to sort out my massive spleen and I always wonder if anyone has gotten to the 24 cm I'm at without a secondary ailment involved.

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I think mine was 15 cm but that was 2.5 years ago, goodness knows what it is now!! My liver was 22.5 cm but again that was 2.5 years ago. I feel much worse now than I did then, to be honest this last 3 weeks have been awful. Seeing my consultant on Thurs 14th thank goodness. Take care Lynne

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Thanks for the kind answers all, my question would be how accurate palpation and percussion are to tell if the liver is swollen/enlarged as compared to imaging studies as I have read conflicting reports on this as PhoenixPalazzo said earlier and surely an image would be the only way to accurately measure liver length? Again I am only asking for opinions. Thanks.

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My liver is still enlarged and poking up too high. Not where it’s supposed to live. It’s been like that for over two years now. I have cirrhosis though, not fatty liver.

Cheers,

Brett

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Thanks for the kind reply Brett11, much appreciated.

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