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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.
Know that cirrhosis can cause an enlarged liver. Cirrhosis is a chronic disease that leads to increased density of the liver, as a result of fibrosis (excessive scar tissue production). Cirrhosis is usually the result of poor lifestyle choices that have an adverse effect on the liver.. Use percussion to assess the state of your liver. Percussion is a method to assess the size of the liver and to make sure that the liver does not exceed the boundaries of the right costal margin (the rib cage), which is the liver's protective barrier.