After a motor vehicle accident, a patient is brought to the emergency room. X-rays reveal that she has fractures of her left ninth and tenth ribs. She has a rapid pulse and low blood pressure. Peritoneal lavage reveals free blood in the peritoneal cavity. A surgeon is able to stop the bleeding by placing a clamp across which of the following structures?

1. A)Gastrosplenic ligament
2. B)Broad ligament
3. C)Falciform ligament
4. D)Splenorenal ligamentGABARITO
5. E)Hepatoduodenal ligament