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Case Reports
. 2025 Feb 24;17(2):e79584.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.79584. eCollection 2025 Feb.

Pneumoperitoneum Due to Sexual Intercourse Status Post-Salpingo-Oophorectomy Secondary to Sex, Cunnilingus, and Air-Insufflating Vibrator

Anupam K Gupta  1
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Pneumoperitoneum Due to Sexual Intercourse Status Post-Salpingo-Oophorectomy Secondary to Sex, Cunnilingus, and Air-Insufflating Vibrator

Anupam K Gupta. Cureus. .

Abstract

Pneumoperitoneum and its related abdominal pain are usually a surgical emergency that dictates ruling out a perforated viscus. There are multiple causes of pneumoperitoneum, which are nonsurgical; we report a case of a patient after salpingo-oophorectomy for ectopic pregnancy presenting in the postoperative period after a week with excess pneumoperitoneum due to sexual intercourse, cunnilingus, and use of air insufflating vibrator.

Keywords: air insufflating vibrator; cunnilingus; intercourse; pneumoperitoneum; sex.

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Human subjects: Consent for treatment and open access publication was obtained or waived by all participants in this study. Conflicts of interest: In compliance with the ICMJE uniform disclosure form, all authors declare the following: Payment/services info: All authors have declared that no financial support was received from any organization for the submitted work. Financial relationships: All authors have declared that they have no financial relationships at present or within the previous three years with any organizations that might have an interest in the submitted work. Other relationships: All authors have declared that there are no other relationships or activities that could appear to have influenced the submitted work.

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Figure 1. Computed tomography showing pneumoperitoneum, air marked with a pink arrow.
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