A 52-year-old woman presents with severe upper right quad- rant abdominal pain. She is jaundiced, obese, and has a history of gallstones. Further examination indicates acute cholecystitis, and she undergoes an open abdominal cholecystectomy (removal of gall bladder). During the surgery, the doctor inserts her index finger into the omental (epiploic) foramen to palpate the structures in the hepatoduodenal ligament. Which of the following structures lies immediately posterior to her finger?
(A) Bile duct
(B) Liver
(C) Inferior vena cava (IVC)
(D) Abdominal aorta
(E) Head of the pancreas
Ans: (C) Inferior vena cava (IVC)
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