This is a description of a liver which is bigger in size than normal. The liver is a football shaped, large organ, located in the right portion of the upper abdominal region. An enlarged liver is in medical terms referred to as hepatomegaly. A liver that is enlarged is not a disease rather it is an indication of an underlying problem for instance liver disease, cancer or congestive heart failure. The treatment for an enlarged liver consists of identifying and then managing the underlying reason for this condition.

Enlarged Liver Symptoms
Livers that are enlarged can cause no further symptoms or signs but when it is occurring because of liver disease, it can go together with:
-- Fatigue
-- Abdominal pain
-- Yellowing of the skin as well as the whites of the eyes known as jaundice

Enlarged Liver Causes
Many conditions and diseases can cause the liver to enlarge and some of these include:
-- Leukemia
-- Cirrhosis
-- Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
-- Hepatitis triggered by a virus – comprising hepatitis A, B, as well as C 
-- Alcoholic fatty liver disease
-- Disorder causes copper to collect in the liver known as Wilson’s disease
-- Disorder that causes abnormal protein to collect in the liver known as amyloidosis
-- Disorder that causes fatty materials to collect in the liver known as Gaucher’s disease
-- Non-cancerous liver tumors, such as adenoma as well as hemangioma