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A 6-Month-Old Male Infant Is Brought to the ER After

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A 6-month-old male infant is brought to the ER after the sudden development of abdominal pain, irritability, and vomiting followed by passing of "currant jelly" stool.Ultrasound reveals intestinal obstruction in which the ileum collapsed through the ileocecal valve.Which term is used to describe this type of obstruction?


A) Prolapse
B) Pyloric stenosis
C) Intussusception
D) Imperforation

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