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Last uploaded: July 2, 2026

Id	http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C13011 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C13011
Preferred Name	Ampulla of Vater
Definitions	The junction of the common bile and main pancreatic ducts, which protrudes into the medial aspect of the descending duodenum at the major duodenal papilla. The flow of bile and pancreatic juices into the duodenum through the Ampulla of Vater is controlled by the sphincter of Oddi.
Synonyms	papilla Vateri AMPULLA OF VATER biliaropancreatic ampulla Ampulla of Vater Hepatopancreatic Ampulla ampulla of bile duct ampulla biliaropancreatica ampulla of Vater Ampulla Of Vater Vater's ampulla Vater's Ampulla hepatopancreatic ampulla Ampulla See more See less
Type	http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class

label	Ampulla of Vater
Maps_To	Ampulla of Vater Ampulla Of Vater
xRef	UBERON:0004913
Legacy Concept Name	Ampulla_of_Vater
Is_Value_For_GDC_Property	http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C70729 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C171435 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C156422 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C156421 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C177570
Preferred_Name	Ampulla of Vater
Display_Name	Vater's Ampulla
Semantic_Type	Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component
prefixIRI	Thesaurus:C13011
DEFINITION	The junction of the common bile and main pancreatic ducts, which protrudes into the medial aspect of the descending duodenum at the major duodenal papilla. The flow of bile and pancreatic juices into the duodenum through the Ampulla of Vater is controlled by the sphincter of Oddi.
UMLS_CUI	C0042425
code	C13011
subClassOf	http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C25763
type	http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
FULL_SYN	papilla Vateri AMPULLA OF VATER biliaropancreatic ampulla Ampulla of Vater Hepatopancreatic Ampulla ampulla of bile duct ampulla biliaropancreatica ampulla of Vater Ampulla Of Vater Vater's ampulla Vater's Ampulla hepatopancreatic ampulla Ampulla See more See less
ALT_DEFINITION	An enlargement of the ducts from the liver and pancreas at the point where they enter the small intestine. A dilation of the duodenal papilla that is the opening of the juncture of the common bile duct and the main pancreatic duct. The junction of the common bile and main pancreatic ducts, which protrudes into the medial aspect of the descending duodenum at the major duodenal papilla.
Contributing_Source	CDISC GDC UBERON
Concept_In_Subset	http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C66830 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C157711 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168656 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C77526 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C61410 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C198975 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168660 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168664 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168663 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168655 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C74456 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168659 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C177537 See more See less

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