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 |