Necrotizing enterocolitis Quiz: Ace Your Exams

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A 4-week-old boy presents to the emergency department for evaluation of lethargy, feeding intolerance, and bloody stools. The mother states that the patient had two bloody bowel movements in the past 24 hours and has not been able to tolerate breast milk for two days, which he was previously tolerating well. The mother’s pregnancy was complicated by intrauterine growth restriction. Temperature is 38.6 °C (101.5 °C), heart rate is 145/min, and respiratory rate is 35/min. Upon examination, the patient is arousable and moves all four extremities, he has dry mucous membranes. The abdomen is diffusely tender to palpation. Abdominal x-ray is obtained and shows dilated loops of the bowel without signs of perforation. Blood work shows leukocytosis and mild thrombocytopenia. Which of the following would be an indication for surgical management in this patient?  

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