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Benign ascites was observed in 131 of 490 patients without recurrence, 48 patients (of 87) with recurrence had malignancy-related ascites, and the remaining 5 patients had ascites only prior to recurrence. In most patients without recurrence (97.7%) and in 50% of patients with malignancy-related ascites, the ascites was small in volume and located in the pelvic cavity at the time that it was first identified. However, with the exception of nine patients, malignancy-related pelvic ascites occurred simultaneously or after obvious recurrence. Of those nine patients who had minimal pelvic ascites before obvious recurrence, only one had a clear association with a malignancy-related ascites. In the multivariate analysis, an age of \u226445 was the only independent risk factor for the occurrence of benign ascites. A small volume of pelvic ascites fluid is common in young gastric cancer patients who do not have recurrence after gastrectomy, regardless of sex. 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