Anatomy

Ampulla of Vater

A dilation of the duodenal papilla that is the opening of the juncture of the COMMON BILE DUCT and the MAIN PANCREATIC DUCT, also known as the hepatopancreatic ampulla.

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A dilation of the duodenal papilla that is the opening of the juncture of the COMMON BILE DUCT and the MAIN PANCREATIC DUCT, also known as the hepatopancreatic ampulla.

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14 entry terms
  • Hepatopancreatic Ampulla
  • Vater's Ampulla
  • Ampulla, Hepatopancreatic
  • Ampulla, Vater's
  • Ampullas, Hepatopancreatic
  • Hepatopancreatic Ampullas
  • Vater Ampulla
  • Vaters Ampulla
  • Duodenal Papilla, Major
  • Greater Duodenal Papilla
  • Duodenal Papilla, Greater
  • Duodenal Papillas, Greater
  • Greater Duodenal Papillas
  • Major Duodenal Papilla

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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

diseases: coordinate IM with COMMON BILE DUCT DISEASES (IM); inflammation: coordinate IM with CHOLANGITIS (IM); neoplasms: coordinate IM with probably COMMON BILE DUCT NEOPLASMS (IM) but consider also DUODENAL NEOPLASMS or CARCINOMA, PANCREATIC DUCTAL depending on text; note entry term DUODENAL PAPILLA, MAJOR: do not confuse with DUODENAL PAPILLA, MINOR see PANCREATIC DUCTS; "duodenal papilla" unspecified is probably DUODENAL PAPILLA, MAJOR

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2004 (1963)

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  1. A03w.159w.183w.079.300w.950w
  2. A03w.556w.124w.684w.124w.236w
  3. A03w.556w.875.249w.160w
  4. A03w.734w.667w.500w

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WI 750

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Ampulla of Vater. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014670. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014670
  2. Ampulla of Vater. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ampulla_of_Vater
  3. Ampulla of Vater. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q594066