The most common congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract is:
a. biliary atresia.
b. pyloric stenosis.
c. intussusception.
d. Meckel diverticulum.
D
Meckel diverticulum is the most common congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract.
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