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This 5-year-old boy presented to the emergency department with a 3-week history of upper abdominal pain. The child was afebrile, but he had been vomiting for 2 days. Abdominal and chest radiographs were obtained (Fig. 1), and because of the findings, an ultrasound of the chest and upper abdomen was performed (Fig. 2). What is the most likely diagnosis?

  1. (A)

    Pneumonia with empyema

  2. (B)

    Congenital diaphragmatic hernia

  3. (C)

    Posterior mediastinal tumor with pleural effusion

  4. (D)

    Right middle and lower lobe atelectasis

  5. (E)

    Pancreatitis with pleural effusion

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  1. Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital C-65, University of Texas Medical Branch, 77555-0365, Galveston, TX

    D. John M.D.

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John, D. Pediatric challenge case. Emergency Radiology 4, 332–334 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01461742

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