A 4-week-old infant is brought to the emergency department because he has vomited after every feeding for the past 2 day

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A 4-week-old infant is brought to the emergency department because he has vomited after every feeding for the past 2 day

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A 4-week-old infant is brought to the emergency department because he has vomited after every feeding for the past 2 days The most recent episode of vomiting was very forceful, with regurgitation through the nostrils. Physical examination shows mild abdominal distention with visible peristalsis. Which of !he following is the most likely explanation for these findings?


A. Duodenal atresia
B. Gastric volvulus
C. Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis
D. lntussusception of the small intestine
E. Meckel diverticulum
F. Pharyngoesophageal (Zenker) diverticulum
G.Tracheoesophageal fistula
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