Bonet speaks of a case of vomiting which was caused by a
double stomach. Struthers reports two cases in which there were
two cavities to the stomach. Struthers also mentions that
Morgagni, Home, Monro, Palmer, Larry, Blasius, Hufeland, and
Walther also record instances in which there was contraction in
the middle of the stomach, accounting for their instances of
duplex stomach. Musser reports an instance of hour-glass
contraction of the stomach. Hart dissected the stomach of a woman
of thirty which resembled the stomach of a predaceous bird, with
patches of tendon on its surface. The right extremity instead of
continuously contracting ended in a culdesac one-half as large as
the greater end of the stomach. The duodenum proceeded from the
depression marking the lesser arch of the organ midway between
the cardiac orifice and the right extremity. Crooks speaks of a
case in which the stomach of an infant terminated in a culdesac.
Hernia of the stomach is not uncommon, especially in
diaphragmatic or umbilical deficiency. There are many cases on
record, some terminating fatally from strangulation or exposure
to traumatism. Paterson reports a case of congenital hernia of
the stomach into the left portion of the thoracic cavity.
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