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.