A 2-year-old male infant is crying because of abdominal pain.Recently,he also began producing bloody stools.Barium enema and x-ray imaging show a bowel obstruction and intestinal ulceration in the ileum about 2 feet proximal to the ileocecal junction.What is the likely diagnosis?

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Meckel's diverticulum can lead to bowel obstruction and intestinal ulceration, which matches the symptoms and findings described. It is a congenital condition resulting from the incomplete obliteration of the vitelline duct, with the diverticulum often located about 2 feet from the ileocecal valve.

A 2-Year-Old Male Infant Is Crying Because of Abdominal Pain