Novel management indications for conservative treatment of chylous ascites after gastric cancer surgery

Figure 5 Drainage tube clamping is a favorable method for the gastric cancer patients with postoperative chylous ascites. A: Overview of overall treatment in the gastric cancer (GC) patients with postoperative chylous ascites; B: The drainage tube (DT) drainage variation of the GC patients underwent the treatment of DT clamping; C: The drainage of GC patients with postoperative chylous ascites in different groups before DT removal; D: Computed tomography scan indicate that the fluid in abdominal cavity was clearly reduced after the DT was clamped. THD: Total hospitalization duration; TPN: Total parenteral nutrition; CLD: Continuous low-pressure drainage; GC: Gastric cancer; DT: Drainage tube; CA: Chylous ascites; LN: Lymph node. ^aP < 0.05. ^cP < 0.001.