title: Emphysema of the abdominal wall obscuring postcesarean volvulus. A case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Emphysema of the abdominal wall occurs after infection with gas-forming organisms or when intraabdominal gas has a mechanical pathway to the retroperitoneum.
  
  
  METHODS
  Emphysema of the abdominal wall associated with volvulus developed after cesarean delivery.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Postcesarean abdominal pathology may be associated with emphysema of the abdominal wall.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, St. Pölten Hospital, Propst-Führer-Strasse 4, A-3100 St. Pölten, Austria. aloesch@compuserve.com
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lösch
authors.forename: Petra
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kohlberger
authors.forename: Florian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tomaselli
authors.forename: Johann
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lahodny
mesh_terms: D034861:Abdominal Wall; D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004646:Emphysema / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D045822:Intestinal Volvulus / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed