A 30-Year-Old Man Comes to the Emergency Department Due to Severe

question 31

Multiple Choice

A 30-year-old man comes to the emergency department due to severe abdominal pain.  The patient first developed the pain yesterday, and it has become increasingly worse.  Over the last few hours, he has also developed bilious emesis.  The patient has had no previous surgeries.  Temperature is 37.8 C (100 F) and pulse is 110/min.  Physical examination shows diffuse abdominal tenderness with guarding during palpation.  Abdominal imaging reveals bowel wall thickening within a blind pouch connected to the ileum.  A laparotomy is performed.  During the procedure, a fibrous band is seen attaching the end of the pouch to the umbilicus.  The walls of this pouch are most likely composed of which of the following?

• A)Fibrous scar tissue
• B)Granulation tissue and peritoneum
• C)Mucosa and submucosa layers
• D)Omentum and adipose tissue
• E)Submucosa, mucosa, and muscular layers

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