"Ampulla of Vater" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D014670
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A03.159.183.079.300.950 A03.556.124.684.124.236 A03.556.875.249.160 A03.734.667.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Ampulla of Vater- Ampulla of Vater
- Vater Ampulla
- Hepatopancreatic Ampulla
- Ampulla, Hepatopancreatic
- Ampullas, Hepatopancreatic
- Hepatopancreatic Ampullas
- Vater's Ampulla
- Ampulla, Vater's
- Vaters Ampulla
Duodenal Papilla, Major- Duodenal Papilla, Major
- Major Duodenal Papilla
- Greater Duodenal Papilla
- Duodenal Papilla, Greater
- Duodenal Papillas, Greater
- Greater Duodenal Papillas
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