The postmortem showed a tumor from the ensiform cartilage to the symphysis pubis, which contained the omentum, liver (left lobe), small intestines, and colon.

It rested upon the abdominal muscles of the right side.

The pelvic viscera were normally placed and there was no inguinal nor femoral hernia.
Hulke reports a case remarkable for the immense size of the rupture which protruded from a spot weakened by a former abscess.

There was a partial absence of the peritoneal sac, and the obstruction readily yielded to a clyster and laxative.

The rupture had a transverse diameter of 14 1/2 inches, with a vertical diameter of 11 1/2 inches.
The opening was in the abdominal walls outside of the internal inguinal ring.