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ampulla of Vater

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ampulla of Vater [am′pu̇l·ə əv ′fät·ər]
(anatomy)
Dilation at the junction of the bile and pancreatic ducts and the duodenum in humans. Also known as papilla of Vater.
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ERCP Choledocholithiasis was found in 26 patients; in these, the bile ducts were involved in 23 patients and the ampulla of Vater in 3 patients.
Accuracy of MRCP compared with ERCP in the diagnosis of bile duct ... by Hurter, D.; De Vries, C.; Potgieter, P.H.; Barry, R.; Botha, F.J.H.; Joubert, G. / South African Journal of Radiology
Complete duodenal obstruction typically occurs below the level of the ampulla of Vater and presents as bilious vomiting that worsens with subsequent feeding.
Radiological case of the month: Charles E. Lohr, III, MD; Todd Emch, ... by Lohr, Charles E. III; Emch, Todd; Patton, Harry; Miller, Margaret A. / Applied Radiology
Many years later, one of the authors received a telephone call from one of the editors revising the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) Fascicle 27 on the tumors of the gallbladder, extrahepatic bile ducts, and ampulla of Vater.
Paraganglioma of the hepatic duct: a personal commentary by Sarma, Deba P. / Southern Medical Journal
 
 
 
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