A 37-Year Obese Man Comes to the Office for Bariatric

A 37-year obese man comes to the office for bariatric surgery for his morbid obesity. The patient has tried several non-pharmacological techniques all of which did not work with the patient. The patient is diagnosed with diabetes mellitus type 2 and obstructive sleep apnea. His body mass index is 45 kg/m2. The patient was advised about laparoscopic band ligation around the cardiac part of the stomach. To encircle the band around the stomach, the band will pass through which of the following structures?

A) Falciform ligament
B) Gastrocolic ligament
C) Greater omentum
D) Lesser omentum
E) Splenorenal ligament