The opening in the diaphragm was four inches in diameter, and through it had passed the stomach, transverse colon, a few inches of the descending colon, and a considerable portion of the small intestines.

The heart was crowded to the right of the sternum and was perfectly healthy, as was also the right lung.

The left lung was compressed to the size of a hand.

There were marked signs of peritonitis, and in the absence of sufficient other symptoms, it could be said that this woman had died of peritonitis in the left thoracic cavity.
Extended tolerance of foreign bodies loose in the thoracic cavity has been noticed.

Tulpins mentions a person who had a sponge shut up in his thoracic cavity for six weeks; it was then voided by the mouth, and the man recovered.