"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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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ampulla of Vater" by people in Profiles.
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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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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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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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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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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.