A 3-Year-Old Boy Is Brought to the Emergency Department by His

question 42

Multiple Choice

A 3-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department by his parents after he develops acute abdominal pain and vomiting.  Examination shows diffuse tenderness to palpation, and abdominal imaging reveals a foreign body lodged within the intestine, causing a small bowel obstruction.  Laparotomy is performed to remove the foreign body; during the procedure, an incidental cyst is discovered.  The cyst is connected by a fibrous band to the ileum and the umbilicus.  The embryologic defect underlying the formation of this patient's cyst is also associated with which of the following?

• A)Gastroschisis
• B)Malrotation
• C)Meckel diverticulum
• D)Omphalocele
• E)Patent urachus
• F)Umbilical hernia

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