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What happens if you have an enlarged liver?
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Depends on cause.: Pain rt upper abdomen, gen.Weakness and fatigue as liver is the metabolic factory of body involved in biochemical reactions involving carbos, proteins, fats.Alcohol related dz-can progress to cirrhois-scarring of liver and congestion of veins from backlog related to liver, with rupture of veins , blood loss through esophageal veins, cancer can develop in both alcohol related and non alcohol related dz.
Answered 11/13/2013
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