You are answering a USMLE-style medical question. Question: An 18-year-old male presents to the emergency department trauma bay with a gunshot wound to the abdomen. The patient undergoes an exploratory laparotomy, during which, it is discovered that his splenic artery was damaged at its origin from the celiac trunk. The surgeon ligates the splenic artery at its origin. Which of the following arteries will now be hypoperfused as a result? Options: A) Left gastric artery B) Gastroduodenal artery C) Left gastroepiploic artery D) Common hepatic artery Reply with ONLY the letter of the correct answer (A, B, C, or D). No explanation.

C
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