Baby Joe is 6 months old. He has abdominal distention and vomiting and is inconsolable. A sausage-shaped mass is palpable in his right upper quadrant. Joe's lower quadrant feels empty, and a positive Dance sign is noted in his record
Which one of the following conditions is con-sistent with Baby Joe's symptoms? a. Intussusception
b. Kidney stones
c. Meconium ileus
d. Pyloric stenosis
A
Intussusception refers to the prolapse of one segment of the intestine into another, causing intes-tinal obstruction. A sausage-shaped mass may be palpated in the right or left upper quadrant, whereas the lower quadrant feels empty (positive Dance sign); it commonly occurs between 3 and 12 months of age.
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