Gross Anatomy USMLE Step 1 Practice Question
A 30-year-old man presents to the trauma bay following a skiing accident with blunt abdominal trauma. Vital signs show BP 95/60, HR 118, RR 22, and SpO2 98%. CT imaging reveals splenic laceration with active hemorrhage. Hemoglobin is 8.2 g/dL. During emergent splenectomy, the surgeon identifies and ligates the short gastric vessels running between the stomach and spleen. These vessels are located within which anatomical structure?
Answer choices
- ABroad ligament
- BSplenorenal ligament
- CHepatoduodenal ligament
- DGastrosplenic ligamentCorrect answer
- EFalciform ligament
- FGreater omentum
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