 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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| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ampulla of Vater" by people in Profiles.
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Delitto D, Luckhurst CM, Black BS, Beck JL, George TJ, Sarosi GA, Thomas RM, Trevino JG, Behrns KE, Hughes SJ. Oncologic and Perioperative Outcomes Following Selective Application of Laparoscopic Pancreaticoduodenectomy for Periampullary Malignancies. J Gastrointest Surg. 2016 Jul; 20(7):1343-9.
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Nichols RC, George TJ, Zaiden RA, Awad ZT, Asbun HJ, Huh S, Ho MW, Mendenhall NP, Morris CG, Hoppe BS. Proton therapy with concomitant capecitabine for pancreatic and ampullary cancers is associated with a low incidence of gastrointestinal toxicity. Acta Oncol. 2013 Apr; 52(3):498-505.
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