Inguinal hernias Quiz: Ace Your Exams

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A 68-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with right lower quadrant cramping abdominal pain and vomiting for the past 8 hours. She has been unable to pass gas or have a bowel movement for the past 24 hours. She has not had fevers, diarrhea, or blood in the stool. Past medical history is significant for an open appendectomy 30 years ago. BMI is 34 kg/m2. Temperature is 37.4°C (99.3°F), blood pressure is 135/78 mmHg, pulse is 92/min, respiratory rate is 18/min, and oxygen saturation is 96% on room air. On physical examination bowel sounds are high-pitched and hyperactive. Abdominal exam reveals a distended abdomen and a tender bulge in the right inguinal region that cannot be reduced. Abdominal x-ray reveals distended bowel loops with air-fluid levels. Which of the following is the most likely underlying cause of this patient's presentation?  

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