A 43-year-old woman is admitted to the hospital because of deep abdominal pain in her epigastric region. On examination, it is observed that a retroperitoneal infection erodes an aery that runs along the superior border of the pancreas. Which of the following aeries is likely injured?

The splenic aery arises from the celiac trunk, runs along the superior border of the pancreas, and enters the spleen through the lienorenal ligament and the hilus of the spleen. The right gastric aery runs along the lesser curvature of the stomach, and the left gastroepiploic aery runs along the greater curvature of the stomach. The gastroduodenal aery runs behind the first pa of the duodenum. The dorsal pancreatic aery descends behind the neck of the pancreas and divides into right and left branches to supply the pancreas.