Chylous ascites in colorectal surgery: A systematic review

Table 3 Definitions of chylous ascites in different studies

Ref.	Definition
Matsuda et al[2]	White milky fluid in the drainage that contained high level so triglycerides (> 150 mg/dL)
Nishigori et al[1]	Non-infectious milky fluid in the drainage tubes
Baek et al[13]	Non-infectious extravasation of milky or creamy peritoneal fluid in the drain tubes with a volume of > 200 mL/d and a triglyceride level > 100 mg/dL
Lee et al[20]	Presence of noninfectious milky or creamy peritoneal fluid in the drainage tubes, at a volume of > 200 mL/d