He also mentions a case of rupture of the stomach of a woman of uncertain history, who was supposed to have died of cholera.

The examination of the bodies of both cases showed true rupture of the stomach and not mere perforation.

In both cases, at the time of rupture, the stomach was empty, and the gastric juice had digested off the capsules of the spleens, thus allowing the escape of blood into the abdominal cavities.

The seats of rupture were on the anterior walls.

In the first case the coats of the stomach were atrophied and thin.