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Transient chylous ascites following a distal splenorenal shunt.

The development of chylous ascites following abdominal surgery is an infrequent yet alarming complication. We present a patient in whom chylous ascites was diagnosed 6 days after a distal splenorenal shunt. Ten days following bed rest, sodium restriction, and a low-fat diet with medium-chain triglyceride supplementation the ascites resolved.

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