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A 2-hour-old male infant vomits stomach contents and bile. The vomiting continues for 2 days. In addition, abdominal distension is noted, and he is unable to pass meconium (the earliest feces to be eliminated after birth). Which of the following is the most common cause of this condition?

AInfarction of fetal bowel due to volvulus
BIncomplete closure of the lateral folds
CFailure of recanalization of the ileum
DRemnant of the proximal portion of the omphaloenteric duct
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