Following involvement in a car crash, a 20-year-old undergoes a splenectomy due to a lacerated spleen secondary to blunt abdominal trauma. During the procedure, the surgeon ligates the blood supply of the spleen at its hilum. Improper placement of the ligature may lead to damage to the arterial supply of which of the following structures?
(A) Fundic portion of the stomach
(B) Kidney
(C) Pyloric portion of stomach
(D) Head of pancreas
(E) Splenic flexure of colon
Ans: (A) Fundic portion of the stomach
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