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Table 1 Published cases of CSF ascites with reported SAAG values

From: Sterile cerebrospinal fluid ascites presenting as high SAAG ascites: a case report

Case

Age

Predisposing pathology for CSF ascites formation

SAAG (g/dL)

Treatment

This case

26 years

Abdominal surgery

1.5

Denver shunt, paracenteses

Longstreth and Buckwalter [4]

28 years

Inflammatory reaction to silicone tubing

2.5

Ventriculoatrial shunt

Das et al. [5]

7 years

Chemotherapy

High (not specified)

Ventriculoatrial shunt

Comba et al. [6]

6 years

Unknown

2.75

Ventriculoatrial shunt