Chylous ascites: Treated with total parenteral nutrition and somatostatin

Table 1 Clinical features, CT and laboratory findings for 5 patients with chylous ascites

Patient	Age in yr/Sex	Medical/Surgical condition	CT findings	Laboratory findings of ascites
				Qualitative analysis of chyle	Leukocyte count (/mm3)/Lymphocyte (%)	Total protein/Albumin (g/L)	Cholesterol/Triglyceride (mmol/L)
1	48/M	Two wk after radical distal subtotal gastrectomy for gastric cancer	Large volume of ascites	+	1600/95	49.4/30.9	1.92/7.14
2	50/M	Five mo after pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic cancer	Large volume of ascites, multiple metastases involving liver and lymph nodes	+	120/95	15.0/10.1	1.59/2.41
3	65/F	Half a year after cure of the tuberculous peritoneal infection	Large volume of ascites, liver cirrhosis	+	560/50	23.2/14.2	2.11/5.68
4	50/F	One wk after finding of 400 mL milky fluid in pelvic cavity during laparoscopy cholecystectomy	Small volume of ascites in pelvic cavity	+	190/88	52.8/32.0	0.67/3.01
5	44/F	10 d after radical pelvic lymphadenectomy for ovarian cancer	Small volume of fluid in pelvic cavity	+	890/92	47.7/31.9	1.47/7.11