Two Cases of Atraumatic Chylous Ascites Characterized by Hypotriglyceridemia and Partially Managed with an Oral Fat-Free Elemental Diet

Table 1

Laboratory findings on admission (Case 1).

WBC	2700	/μl	Glu	96	mg/dl
RBC	342	×10/^4 μl	Na	142	mEq/l
Hb	10.1	g/dl	K	4.2	mEq/l
Plt	16.7	×10/^4 μl	Cl	107	mEq/l
T-Bil	0.6	mg/dl	T-cho	144	mg/dl
AST	29	IU/l	TG	47	mg/dl
ALT	20	IU/l
LDH	177	IU/l		Ascites
ALP	399	IU/l	TP	0.8	g/dl
γ-GTP	41	IU/l	LDH	37.0	IU/l
AMY	50	IU/l	Na	139.7	mEq/l
TP	6.5	g/dl	K	3.8	mEq/l
Alb	2.9	g/dl	Cl	111.3	mEq/l
BUN	9.9	mg/dl	Glu	133	mg/dl
Cre	0.54	mg/dl	TG	48	mg/dl
CEA	92.1	ng/ml	Bacterial culture; negative
CA19-9	<2.0	U/ml	Cytology; Class V

Abbreviations: WBC: whole blood cell count, RBC: red blood cell count, Hb: hemoglobin, Plt: platelet count, T-Bil: total-value bilirubin, AST: aspartate transferase, ALT: alanine transaminase, LDH: lactate dehydrogenase, ALP: alkaline phosphatase, γ-GTP: gamma-glutamyl transferase, AMY: amylase, TP: total protein, Alb: albumin, BUN: blood urea nitrogen, CRE: creatinine, CEA: carcinoembryonic antigen, CA 19-9: cancer antigen 19-9, Glu: glucose, Na: sodium, K: potassium, Cl: chlorine, T-cho: total cholesterol, TG: triglycerides.