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What Does Hepatomegaly On An Ultrasound Mean?

hello my daughter just got an ultrasound and ithello my daughter just got an ultrasound and it came back with.... Heterogeneous nodular appearance and coarse in echotexture.larger hyperechoic nodule in left lobe of liver measuring 1.9 cm and right lobe measuring 2.1cm. pls refer to hepatomegaly asap. what does this mean?
Tue, 31 Jan 2017
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Hi and welcome to Healthcaremagic. Thank you for your query. I am Dr. Rommstein, I understand your concerns and I will try to help you as much as I can.
It means that there is a liver enlargement and treatment depends on exact cause. Also, suspicious focal liver lesions are seen and these may indicate benign cyst but also malignant tumors. So you should do CT scan as soon as possible. Other causes are various. if this is caused by diet, obesity and diabetes then dietary and lifestyle changes will be beneficial in every case. Alcohol and viral hepatitis are most common causes and in this case medical evaluation is required.
Also if there is infectious disease or biliary duct disorders then you need to do some tests to rule out more serious issues which require specific medical treatment.
I hope I have answered you query. If you have any further questions you can contact us in every time.
Kindly regards. Wish you a good health.
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What Does Hepatomegaly On An Ultrasound Mean?

Hi and welcome to Healthcaremagic. Thank you for your query. I am Dr. Rommstein, I understand your concerns and I will try to help you as much as I can. It means that there is a liver enlargement and treatment depends on exact cause. Also, suspicious focal liver lesions are seen and these may indicate benign cyst but also malignant tumors. So you should do CT scan as soon as possible. Other causes are various. if this is caused by diet, obesity and diabetes then dietary and lifestyle changes will be beneficial in every case. Alcohol and viral hepatitis are most common causes and in this case medical evaluation is required. Also if there is infectious disease or biliary duct disorders then you need to do some tests to rule out more serious issues which require specific medical treatment. I hope I have answered you query. If you have any further questions you can contact us in every time. Kindly regards. Wish you a good health.