what is hepatomegaly?

Answer 1

Respondents have written thesis on hepatomegaly!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hepar= Liver, Mega= Big (Latin), meaning an enlarged liver (more than normal size).

Answer 2

Hepatomegaly is the condition of having an enlarged liver. It is a nonspecific medical sign having many causes, which can broadly be broken down into infection, direct toxicity, hepatic tumours, or metabolic disorder. Often, hepatomegaly will present as an abdominal mass. Depending on the cause, it may sometimes present along with jaundice.

Common Causes:-
] Infective
Glandular fever (Infectious mononucleosis) This is caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV).
Hepatitis (Although not all hepatitis viruses cause hepatomegaly)
Liver abscess
Malaria
Amoeba infections
Hydatid cyst
Leptospirosis
Actinomycosis

] Neoplastic
Hemangiomas
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Myeloma
Leukaemia
Lymphoma

Cirrhotic
Portal
Biliary
Cardiac
Haemochromatosis

] Metabolic
Fatty infiltration
Amyloidosis
Gaucher's disease

[ Drugs and Toxins
alcoholism
poisoning
drugs

Congenital
Hemolytic anemia
Riedel's lobe
Polycystic disease

Others
Hunter syndrome
Zellweger's syndrome
Carnitine palmitoyltransferase I deficiency
Carnitine palmitoyltransferase II deficiency
Carnitine-acylcarnitine translocase deficiency

Answer 3

Abnormal enlargement of the liver..Also called megalohepatia

Hepatomegaly is the condition of having an enlarged liver. It is a nonspecific medical sign having many causes, which can broadly be broken down into infection, direct toxicity, hepatic tumours, or metabolic disorder. Often, hepatomegaly will present as an abdominal mass. Depending on the cause, it may sometimes present along with jaundice.


Diagnosis
After a thorough medical history and physical examination, blood tests should be drawn. An important series of blood tests are the liver function tests, which give a good impression of the patient's broad metabolic picture.

An ultrasound of the liver can reliably detect a dilated biliary duct system, which helps distinguish parenchymal liver disease from extrahepatic bile duct obstruction. Ultrasound can also detect the characteristic texture of a cirrhotic liver, and can guide fine needle aspiration of cysts, abscesses and tumours.

Computed tomography (CT) can help obtain more accurate anatomical information, and is unaffected by the obesity or the presence of bowel gases.


Common Causes
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Infective
Glandular fever (Mononucleosis)
Hepatitis
Liver abscess
Malaria
Amoeba infections
Hydatid cyst
Leptospirosis
Actinomycosis

Neoplastic
Hemangiomas
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Myeloma
Leukaemia
Lymphoma

Cirrhotic
Portal
Biliary
Cardiac
Haemochromatosis

Metabolic
Fatty infiltration
Amyloidosis
Gaucher's disease

Drugs and Toxins
alcoholism
poisoning
drugs

Congenital
Hemolytic anemia
Riedel's lobe
Polycystic disease

Others
Hunter syndrome
Zellweger's syndrome
Carnitine palmitoyltransferase I deficiency
Carnitine palmitoyltransferase II deficiency
Carnitine-acylcarnitine translocase deficiency

Answer 4

1. Hepatomegaly is the condition of having an enlarged liver. It is a nonspecific medical sign having many causes, which can broadly be broken down into infection, direct toxicity, hepatic tumours, or metabolic disorder. Often, hepatomegaly will present as an abdominal mass. Depending on the cause, it may sometimes present along with jaundice.

2 Common Causes
2.1 Infective
2.2 Neoplastic
2.3 Cirrhotic
2.4 Metabolic
2.5 Drugs and Toxins
2.6 Congenital
2.7 Others

3. Diagnosis
After a thorough medical history and physical examination, blood tests should be drawn. An important series of blood tests are the liver function tests, which give a good impression of the patient's broad metabolic picture.

An ultrasound of the liver can reliably detect a dilated biliary duct system, which helps distinguish parenchymal liver disease from extrahepatic bile duct obstruction. Ultrasound can also detect the characteristic texture of a cirrhotic liver, and can guide fine needle aspiration of cysts, abscesses and tumours.

Computed tomography (CT) can help obtain more accurate anatomical information, and is unaffected by the obesity or the presence of bowel gases.

Answer 5

Hepatomegaly is the enlargement of the liver beyond its normal size. Hepatosplenomegaly is enlargement of both the liver and the spleen. It is a nonspecific medical sign having many causes, which can broadly be broken down into infection, direct toxicity, hepatic tumours, or metabolic disorder. Often, hepatomegaly will present as an abdominal mass. Depending on the cause, it may sometimes present along with jaundice.
It suggests acute hepatitis, fatty liver, alcoholic liver disease, passive venous congestion, liver hemorrhage (into a cyst or the parenchyma), metastatic cancer, or biliary obstruction. Palpable lumps suggest cancer. In cirrhosis, the liver is firm, irregularly shaped, and with blunt edges; individual nodules are rarely palpable.
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Answer 6

Hepatomegaly simply means an enlarged liver. period. There are a lot of conditions that can lead to hepatomegaly.

Answer 7

Enlarged Liver

Answer 8

Enlarged Liver

Answer 9

What Is Hepatomegaly

Answer 10

Hepato is relating to liver, megaly means large. When liver becomes 3times larger than its usuall size it will become palpable below the ribs this condition is known as hepatomegaly.
There are so many causes of hepatomagaly some are due to pathology of liver tissue itself some are secondary due to congestion of liver in right ventricular failure which may be tender or non tender.