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What Causes The Enlargement Of The Liver And Spleen?
We recently did USG abdomen scan for my father result as follows liver is enlarged (16.5cm) in size showing bright & echo texture with surface nodularity. Intrahepatic biliary & portal redicles are normal.portal vein is mildly dilated (15mm).spleen is mildly enlarged(15.0cm) in size.
Fri, 5 Dec 2014
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Mild hepatospleenomegaly may be normal or may be due to many other causes.
Fist you consult your surgeon and do physical examination and correlate with USG findings and if doubt , do repeat USG.
Most common cause are Viral hepatitis A or B infections, alcoholic disease, heart failure.
Please find out the cause and treat accordingly.
Hope this will help.
Thanks for contacting.
Take care...
Welcome to healthcare Magic.
Mild hepatospleenomegaly may be normal or may be due to many other causes.
Fist you consult your surgeon and do physical examination and correlate with USG findings and if doubt , do repeat USG.
Most common cause are Viral hepatitis A or B infections, alcoholic disease, heart failure.
Please find out the cause and treat accordingly.
Hope this will help.
Thanks for contacting.
Take care...
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