"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 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 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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Morphology of the major papilla predicts ERCP procedural outcomes and adverse events. Surg Endosc. 2021 12; 35(12):6455-6465.
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Ampullary Gangliocytic Paraganglioma with Lymph Node Metastasis. Am Surg. 2015 Nov; 81(11):E359-60.
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Reverse guidewire anchoring of the papilla for difficult cannulation due to a periampullary diverticulum. Gastrointest Endosc. 2015 Nov; 82(5):957.
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Carcinoid of ampulla of Vater. Indian J Cancer. 2007 Apr-Jun; 44(2):90-2.
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Predictors of outcome in pancreatic duct disruption managed by endoscopic transpapillary stent placement. Gastrointest Endosc. 2005 Apr; 61(4):568-75.
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Factors predictive of malignancy and endoscopic resectability in ampullary neoplasia. Am J Gastroenterol. 2004 Dec; 99(12):2335-9.
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Eosinophilic gastroenteritis masquerading as ampullary adenoma. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2002 Mar; 34(3):240-2.
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Duodenal somatostatinoma presenting with complete somatostatinoma syndrome. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2001 Nov-Dec; 33(5):415-7.
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Trends in indications and outcomes in the Whipple procedure over a 40-year period. Am Surg. 1999 Sep; 65(9):889-93.
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Endoscopic ultrasound, ampullary tumors, and minimally invasive therapy: a cost-saving combination? Am J Gastroenterol. 1998 Jun; 93(6):1009-10.