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Preferred term

Ampulla of Vater  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

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.

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Entry terms

  • Hepatopancreatic Ampulla
  • Vater's Ampulla

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-LGGG2BQW-G

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