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Ampulla of Vater
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Definition
: 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.
diseases: coord IM with COMMON BILE DUCT DISEASES (IM); inflammation: coord IM with CHOLANGITIS (IM); neopl: coord IM with COMMON BILE DUCT NEOPLASMS (IM); note X ref DUODENAL PAPILLA, MAJOR: do not confuse with DUODENAL PAPILLA, MINOR see PANCREATIC DUC
See Also
Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde
;
Sphincterotomy, Endoscopic
;
Sphincterotomy, Transhepatic
Examples
Sphincter of Oddi
Other names
Vater's Ampulla; Duodenal Papilla, Major; Vaters Ampulla; Vater Ampulla; Major Duodenal Papilla; Hepatopancreatic Ampullas; Ampullas, Hepatopancreatic; Ampulla, Vater's; Ampulla, Hepatopancreatic; Hepatopancreatic Ampulla