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Preferred Name

Ampulla of Vater
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

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.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C13011

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.

code

C13011

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

Contributing_Source

CDISC

GDC

UBERON

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.

Display_Name

Vater's Ampulla

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

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

label

Ampulla of Vater

Legacy Concept Name

Ampulla_of_Vater

Maps_To

Ampulla of Vater

Ampulla Of Vater

Preferred_Name

Ampulla of Vater

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C13011

Semantic_Type

Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component

UMLS_CUI

C0042425

xRef

UBERON:0004913

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C25763

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