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Approximately half of the spleen, the pyloric portion of the stom- 

 ach, and a large portion of the omentum had been drawn through 

 the aperture in the diaphragm. The right lung was extremely 

 crowded and small. 



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...^*!'" ^- 





^ Might lung 

 ^^Leffc lunq 



M^'"~ Rt. auricle 



% Rt.ventricle 



^^ Liver 



# Left lung 



- Diaphragm 

 cut edge 



Colon 



Fig. 356. — Dissection of a fully-grown cat with a congenitally open diaphragm 

 (diaphragmatic hernia), showing many of the abdominal organs everted into the 

 thorax. 



This anomaly occurs occasionally in human beings, but usually 

 in much less degree. It is not likely that a man would be able to 

 reach maturity and carry on normal activities with such an exten- 

 sive hernia. 



