During surgical treatment of portal hypertension in a 59-year-old man with liver cirrhosis, a surgeon inadvertently lacerates the dilated paraumbilical veins. The veins must be repaired to allow collateral flow. Which of the following ligaments is most likely severed?
(A) Lienorenal ligament
(B) Lienogastric ligament
(C) Gastrophrenic ligament
(D) Ligamentum teres hepatis
(E) Ligamentum venosum
Answer: (D) Ligamentum teres hepatis
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