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ampulla of Vater (hepatopancreatic, bilaropancreatic ampulla)
The opening into the duodenum receiving both the common bile duct & the main pancreatic duct. The sphincter of Oddi closes the ampulla of Vater.
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ampulla of Vater adenocarcinoma
sphincter of Oddi; sphincter of the hepatopancreatic/bilaropancreatic ampulla; Glisson sphincter
General
anatomic structure
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.
Component-of
duodenum