A male newborn delivered at 37 weeks’ gestation is in respiratory distress. Physical examination shows cyanosis. Bowel sounds are absent in the abdomen. Borborygmi is auscultated in the left hemithorax. An x-ray of the chest is shown.
Which of the following is the most likely explanation for these findings?
Aspiration of meconium
Failure of rotation of proximal bowel
Incomplete formation of pleuroperitoneal membranes
Renal agenesis
Trisomy 18
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