Q: What are the 2 ways of diagnosing Chylous Ascites?
Answer:
Chylous ascites is diagnosed when the ascites triglyceride level is greater than 110 mg/dL. Other way is to have elevated ascites:plasma triglyceride ratio (somewhere between 2:1 and 8:1).
Also, color of ascites usually is white or milky.
Chylous Ascites may occur due to various reasons like abdominal surgery, blunt abdominal trauma, malignant neoplasms, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, occasionally in cirrhosis, pelvic irradiation, peritoneal dialysis, abdominal tuberculosis and carcinoid syndrome.
Answer:
Chylous ascites is diagnosed when the ascites triglyceride level is greater than 110 mg/dL. Other way is to have elevated ascites:plasma triglyceride ratio (somewhere between 2:1 and 8:1).
Also, color of ascites usually is white or milky.
Chylous Ascites may occur due to various reasons like abdominal surgery, blunt abdominal trauma, malignant neoplasms, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, occasionally in cirrhosis, pelvic irradiation, peritoneal dialysis, abdominal tuberculosis and carcinoid syndrome.
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