what could be causing liver pain
Liver Pain Causes. Causes of liver pain are not just a few but in fact quite a few owing to the importance of the organ. They give rise to liver pain of differing nature which may be categorized as acute or chronic liver pain, and sharp or dull liver pain. The causes can be listed as the following:-. 1  The most common cause of liver pain is a condition known as fatty liver, which is characterized by the excess accumulation of lipid molecules in the liver which causes it to swell. 2  Liver disorder of a chronic nature may be responsible for cirrhosis liver pain.
Hepatitis causes swelling of the liver and results in pain in the right rib (liver pain in right side). Hepatic abscess. Hydatid cyst is the result of a parasitic tapeworm and its endocysts in the liver. [10] This video illustrates the surgical removal of these cysts.