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A physical exam to detect enlarged liver. Your doctor may determine your liver is enlarged by feeling your abdomen during a physical exam. The doctor can estimate the size of your liver by feeling how far it extends below your rib cage. Your doctor may also note the texture of your liver.
Liver issues are common with Crohns. An enlarged liver can mean a number of things from just inflammation in the body to bile duct damage, jaundice, or a form of hepatitis. However, don't push the panic button. Your doc (and maybe even the ER) has most likely done blood work with a liver panel. If not, s/he probably will. This will let her/him know if further study is needed. Sometimes, when chronic inflammation is under control, the liver will return to its normal size. The important thing now is that the doc determine why the liver is enlarged and if it is an issue. In my case, my liver panel numbers were whacky high! We waited a bit after my surgey to see if things would bounce back but thet did not. So, we did a liver biopsy that determined I have some bile duct damage and a condition known as PSC.