Pneumoperitoneum After Coitus: A Complication Due to Uterine Tube Prolapse After Vaginal Hysterectomy

Pneumoperitoneum After Coitus: A Complication Due to Uterine Tube Prolapse After Vaginal Hysterectomy

A 40-year-old female developed mild pleuritic pain and pneumoperitoneum after coitus. The air had entered the peritoneal cavity through a prolapsed uterine tube secondary to vaginal hysterectomy. Pneumoperitoneum after coitus is rarely substantiated as a diagnostic possibility. The usual mild sympto...

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Veröffentlicht in:Obstetrics and gynecology (New York. 1953) 1972-08, Vol.40 (2), p.218-220
Hauptverfasser: TABRISKY, JOSEPH, MALLIN, LLOYD P., SMITH, JAMES A.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Coitus
Fallopian Tubes
Female
Humans
Hysterectomy
Pneumoperitoneum - diagnostic imaging
Pneumoperitoneum - etiology
Postoperative Complications
Radiography
Vagina
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Zusammenfassung:A 40-year-old female developed mild pleuritic pain and pneumoperitoneum after coitus. The air had entered the peritoneal cavity through a prolapsed uterine tube secondary to vaginal hysterectomy. Pneumoperitoneum after coitus is rarely substantiated as a diagnostic possibility. The usual mild symptomatology should alert the physician and obviate unnecessary laparotomy.
ISSN:0029-7844
1873-233X