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

Table 2

Laboratory findings on admission (Case 2).

WBC	6000	/μl	Na	136	mEq/l
RBC	346	×10/^4 μl	K	3.5	mEq/l
Hb	10.0	g/dl	Cl	107	mEq/l
Plt	24.6	×10/^4 μl	T-cho	166	mg/dl
T-Bil	0.27	mg/dl	TG	57	mg/dl
AST	15	IU/l
ALT	9	IU/l		Ascites
LDH	187	IU/l	TP	0.8	g/dl
ALP	358	IU/l	LDH	28.0	IU/l
γ-GTP	50	IU/l	Na	139.6	mEq/l
AMY	64	IU/l	K	3.4	mEq/l
TP	6.2	g/dl	Cl	116.5	mEq/l
BUN	13.9	mg/dl	Glu	193	mg/dl
Cre	1.53	mg/dl	TG	71	mg/dl
CEA	<0.5	ng/ml	Bacterial culture; negative
Glu	113	mg/dl	Cytology; Class I

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, BUN: blood urea nitrogen, CRE: creatinine, CEA: carcinoembryonic antigen, Glu: glucose, Na: sodium, K: potassium, Cl: chlorine, T-cho: total cholesterol, TG: triglycerides.