"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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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ampulla of Vater" by people in Profiles.
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Javvaji C, Bledsoe JR, Hutchinson L, Cosar EF, McIntosh LJ, Bathini VG. Metastatic Signet Ring Cell Carcinoma of the Ampulla of Vater with an Unusually Prolonged Survival. J Gastrointest Cancer. 2020 Mar; 51(1):354-358.
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Chathadi KV, Khashab MA, Acosta RD, Chandrasekhara V, Eloubeidi MA, Faulx AL, Fonkalsrud L, Lightdale JR, Salztman JR, Shaukat A, Wang A, Cash BD, DeWitt JM. The role of endoscopy in ampullary and duodenal adenomas. Gastrointest Endosc. 2015 Nov; 82(5):773-81.
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Mehendiratta V, Desilets DJ. Use of radiofrequency ablation probe for eradication of residual adenoma after ampullectomy. Gastrointest Endosc. 2015 Apr; 81(4):1055-6.
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Tyagi P, Sharma P, Sharma BC, Puri AS. Periampullary diverticula and technical success of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. Surg Endosc. 2009 Jun; 23(6):1342-5.
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Goldar-Najafi A, Khettry U. Xanthogranulomatous choledochitis: a previously undescribed mass lesion of the hepatobiliary and ampullary region. Semin Liver Dis. 2003 Feb; 23(1):101-6.
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Wren SM, Ralls PW, Stain SC, Kasiraman A, Carpenter CL, Parekh D. Assessment of resectability of pancreatic head and periampullary tumors by color flow Doppler sonography. Arch Surg. 1996 Aug; 131(8):812-7; discussion 817-8.
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Nakeeb A, Lillemoe KD, Cameron JL. The role of pancreaticoduodenectomy for locally recurrent or metastatic carcinoma to the periampullary region. J Am Coll Surg. 1995 Feb; 180(2):188-92.
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Warshaw AL, Simeone J, Schapiro RH, Hedberg SE, Mueller PE, Ferrucci JT. Objective evaluation of ampullary stenosis with ultrasonography and pancreatic stimulation. Am J Surg. 1985 Jan; 149(1):65-72.
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Ferrucci JT, Eaton SB. Radiology of the pancreas. N Engl J Med. 1973 Mar 08; 288(10):506-10.
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Eaton SB, Ferrucci JT, Benedict KT, Margulis AF. Diagnosis of choledocholithiasis by barium duodenal examination. Radiology. 1972 Feb; 102(2):267-74.