Liver enlargement

Under normal circumstances, the liver is in the upper right of the abdominal cavity, surrounded by the ribs, and under the diaphragmatic dome, and is generally not accessible under the right side of the ribs. If you are breathing calmly, you can touch the liver at a distance of 1.5 cm or more from the right rib, suggesting that the right lobe of the liver is enlarged. In the middle of the upper abdomen, the liver should be within the upper third of the line between the xiphoid process and the umbilical cord. If it exceeds, the left lobe is enlarged. This is a preliminary judgment of liver enlargement. There are many causes of liver enlargement, which can be caused by qualitative or functional changes in hepatitis, cirrhosis, portal hypertension, or other organ generators.

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