Hepatomegaly is enlargement of the liver beyond its normal size.
Certain conditions such as infection, parasites, tumors, anemias,
toxic states, storage diseases, heart failure, congenital heart
disease, and metabolic disturbances may all cause an enlarged
liver.
Review Date: 11/23/2010
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of
General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington
School of Medicine; and George F. Longstreth, MD, Department of
Gastroenterology, Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, San
Diego, CA. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director,
A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
