乳糜性胸、腹水从17世纪已被人们所认识,但有完整资料的报告至今仅200余例。国内仅有20例报告。其病因50%为自发性,23%为小肠梗阻,10%为肠系膜囊肿,10%为损伤,其他如结核、肝硬化等。凌氏的统计认为慢性型乳糜性胸、腹水的病因80%为肿瘤,其中淋巴瘤占50%。现已发现胰腺病变亦是该病的少见原因之一。Kelley 报告的79例乳糜性胸、腹水的病 Chylous chest, ascites has been known since the 17th century, but there are only more than 200 cases reported so far. There are only 20 cases in China. The etiology of 50% of spontaneous, 23% of intestinal obstruction, 10% of mesenteric cysts, 10% for injury, other such as tuberculosis, cirrhosis and so on. Ling’s statistics that chronic chyle chest, ascites 80% of the cause of the tumor, of which 50% of lymphoma. It has been found that pancreatic lesions are also one of the rare causes of the disease. Kelley reported 79 cases of chylothorax, ascites disease