Case Report

Acute Abdomen in Pregnancy due to Idiopathic Chylous Ascites

Table 1

Cases of chylous ascites in pregnant women reported to date.

ReferenceCaseYearDatabaseSymptoms

Thompson and Al Khabbaz [2]Incidental chylous ascites at the time of cesarean section2015Case Reports in Obstetrics and GynecologyPreeclampsia
Vaginal bleeding
Mild abdominal pain
Ul Ain et al. [3]Idiopathic chylous ascites simulating acute appendicitis: a case report and literature review. Literature review2016International Journal of Surgery Case ReportsLower abdominal pain
Nausea
Apikotoa and Wijesuriya [4]Idiopathic acute chylous peritonitis during pregnancy, mimicking perforated acute appendicitis: a case report2021International Journal of Surgery Case ReportsRight lower quadrant abdominal pain
Fevers
Vomiting
Burgos Luna et al. [6]Quiloperitoneo espontáneo en el embarazo2020Revista Colombiana de CirugíaAbsent fetal movements
Headache
Epigastralgia
Arterial hypertension
Zhang et al. [5]Idiopathic chylous ascites in pregnancy: a case report2018Iran J Public HealthAbdominal distension and pain after vaginal delivery
Babic et al. [7]Spontaneous resolution of chylous ascites following delivery: a case report2012Journal of Medical Case ReportsAsymptomatic
Arslan et al. [9]Idiopathic chylous ascites following vaginal delivery: a case report2019Academic Journal of Gastroenterology and HepatologyNausea and vomiting
Abdominal distension
Tenderness
Yang et al. [8]Acute hyperlipidemic pancreatitis accompanied by chylous ascites with normal amylase and lipase in pregnancy2017Journal of Clinical LipidologyNausea
Vomiting
Fever
Epigastric tenderness
Buils-Vilalta et al. [10]Laparoscopic management: spontaneous chyloperitoneum in pregnancy2017The Journal of SurgeryDiffuse abdominal pain
Abdominal tenderness
Habek et al. [11]Nontraumatic chyloperitoneum in pregnancy2005European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive BiologyAsymptomatic
Accidentally discovered during cesarean section
Sun et al. [12]A rare case of pregnancy complicated by mesenteric mass: what does chylous ascites tell us?2007World Journal of GastroenterologyAsymptomatic finding in ultrasound