 Ampulla of Vater
"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.
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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
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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
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| 1984 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ampulla of Vater" by people in Profiles.
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Shah AP, Strauss JB, Leslie WT, Shah A, Mahon B, Abrams RA. Management of a patient with borderline resectable pancreatic cancer. Case report and review. Oncology (Williston Park). 2008 Nov 30; 22(13):1524-9.
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Riall TS, Cameron JL, Lillemoe KD, Campbell KA, Sauter PK, Coleman J, Abrams RA, Laheru D, Hruban RH, Yeo CJ. Pancreaticoduodenectomy with or without distal gastrectomy and extended retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy for periampullary adenocarcinoma--part 3: update on 5-year survival. J Gastrointest Surg. 2005 Dec; 9(9):1191-204; discussion 1204-6.
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Abrams RA, Yeo CJ. Combined modality adjuvant therapy for resected periampullary pancreatic and nonpancreatic adenocarcinoma: a review of studies and experience at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1991-2003. Surg Oncol Clin N Am. 2004 Oct; 13(4):621-38, ix.
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Yeo CJ, Cameron JL, Lillemoe KD, Sohn TA, Campbell KA, Sauter PK, Coleman J, Abrams RA, Hruban RH. Pancreaticoduodenectomy with or without distal gastrectomy and extended retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy for periampullary adenocarcinoma, part 2: randomized controlled trial evaluating survival, morbidity, and mortality. Ann Surg. 2002 Sep; 236(3):355-66; discussion 366-8.
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Abrams RA, Grochow LB, Chakravarthy A, Sohn TA, Zahurak ML, Haulk TL, Ord S, Hruban RH, Lillemoe KD, Pitt HA, Cameron JL, Yeo CJ. Intensified adjuvant therapy for pancreatic and periampullary adenocarcinoma: survival results and observations regarding patterns of failure, radiotherapy dose and CA19-9 levels. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 1999 Jul 15; 44(5):1039-46.
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Deziel DJ, Jakowatz JG, Stibolt TB, Roseman DL. The frequency response of the canine choledochoduodenal junction. Curr Surg. 1984 Mar-Apr; 41(2):94-7.
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