Enlarged liver, Dr prescribed endoscopy. Why?
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hey guys. now my mother had to do her 2nd ultrasonography due to her follicular cyst while the cyst is gone but liver enlarged 17.11cm, we visited a gastroenterologist, he prescribed a endoscopy test for enlarged liver . while my mother doesnt have any kind of symptom - no abdominal pain, gas , no digestion problem, no jaundice etc. just she cant eat much medium meal everyday and she is fine . guys is it really necessary to do endoscopy for just a liver enlargement?? wont few blood test would normally work?
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I know it shows your post being 2 months old but i wanted to help you understand why the endoscopy.....just in case you haven't found out the reason. It is because liver damage can cause portal hypertension (when the main artery going into the liver is blocked). The portal hypertension then can cause smaller veins in the esophagus to become enlarged which is called esophageal varices. The dangerous part is when those varices rupture. It can cause massive bleeding and death. I know all this because my husband was one of the unlucky ones that died from a variceal hemorrhage. We had no idea he even had cirrhosis because no blood work ever showed liver problems and he went to the doctor every 3 months for blood work for diabetes. I know your mother may not have cirrhosis, however, I hope this explains the importance of an endoscopy. If my husband had had one, he may even be alive today. He was only 49.
Thoughts and prayers for you and your mother.