The ampulla of Vater, hepatopancreatic ampulla or hepatopancreatic duct is the common duct that is usually formed by a union of the common bile duct and the pancreatic duct within the wall of the duodenum. This common duct usually features a dilation ("ampulla").

2023年12月5日 · Ampullary cancer is cancer that starts as a growth of cells in the ampulla of Vater. The ampulla of Vater is located where the bile duct and pancreatic duct join and empty into the small intestine. Ampullary (AM-poo-la-ree) cancer is rare.

The ampulla of Vater serves as a connection between areas of your digestive system. It acts as a reservoir for pancreatic juices and bile, enabling the release of these substances that help your body break down and absorb food.

any small vesicle or sac-like offshoot, particularly the dilation at the end of the semicircular canal of the EAR, which houses sensory epithelium and is concerned with balance; See CRISTA AMPULLARIS.

The ampulla of Vater is a small opening where your bile duct and pancreatic duct join. The most common symptom is jaundice, or yellowing, in your skin and eyes. Treatments include surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy.

2022年8月2日 · Ampullary cancer is a rare type of gastrointestinal cancer with symptoms so similar to pancreatic cancer that it is sometimes mistaken for the disease. The definitive way to confirm an ampullary cancer diagnosis is by removing a tissue sample from the tumor, then analyzing it in the lab.

2025年1月28日 · The ampulla of Vater, also known as the hepatopancreatic ampulla, is an important anatomical structure in the digestive system where the common bile duct and the main pancreatic duct (duct of Wirsung) converge. [1]

An ampulla (/ æmˈpʊlə, - ˈpʌl -/; [1] pl.: ampullae) was, in Ancient Rome, a small round vessel, usually made of glass and with two handles, used for sacred purposes.

2021年12月13日 · The ampulla of Vater is a conical structure at the confluence of the common bile duct (CBD) and the main pancreatic duct that protrudes through a natural dehiscence of the duodenal wall at the major duodenal papilla into the medial aspect of the descending duodenum.

Ampullary stenosis refers to the narrowing or blockage of the ampulla of Vater, which is the opening where the common bile duct and pancreatic duct meet to empty their contents into the small intestine.