A 67-year-old woman comes to the office for a follow-up examination because of jaundice, ascites, and splenomegaly. During the past 6 months, she has had episodes of bleeding esophageal varices that have been unresponsive to pharmacotherapy and sclerotherapy Placement of a shunt between which of the following pairs of veins is most likely to relieve the condition that is producing the esophageal varices in this patient?
A) Azygos and renal
B) Hepatic and portal
C) Inferior mesenteric and superior mesenteric
D) Portal and inferior mesenteric
E) Renal and hepatic
F) Superior mesenteric and superior rectal