Vater’s ampulla

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Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatoscopy uses a flexible fibre-optic endoscope to examine the bile duct and pancreatic ducts for the presence of gallstones, tumours, or inflammation.

structures of the human pancreas

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Vater’s ampulla

anatomy

Also known as: ampulla of Vater

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endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatoscopy

In endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatoscopy
…the duodenum to visualize the ampulla of Vater, the opening of the common bile duct into the duodenum. This enables the injection of a radiopaque dye into the common bile duct. The injection of dye permits radiographic, or X-ray, visualization of the common bile duct and the pancreatic duct. This…
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structure in human digestive system

In human digestive system: Anatomy
…called the hepatopancreatic ampulla (ampulla of Vater), which lies in the wall of the inner curve of the descending duodenum, and terminates in the lumen of the duodenum at a 2- to 3-cm elevation called the duodenal papilla (papilla of Vater).
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