Question

A newborn baby boy is noted to have bilious vomiting at 24 hours of life and abdominal distension. An X-ray shows multiple air-fluid levels and a 'double bubble' sign. Which condition does this finding most likely indicate?

Accepted Answer

Duodenal atresia

Answer

Pyloric stenosis

Answer

Intussusception

Answer

Hirschsprung disease

Answer

Necrotising enterocolitis

Practice question

A newborn baby boy is noted to have bilious vomiting at 24 hours of life and abdominal distension. An X-ray shows multiple air-fluid levels and a 'double bubble' sign. Which condition does this finding most likely indicate?