Corpus: Major duodenal papilla
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after Abraham Vater (1684-1751), German physician, botanist and philosopher
Synonyms: Papilla duodeni major, Vater's papilla, Vater's papilla
English:
Definition[Bearbeiten]
The papilla vateri is a fold of mucosa in the pars descendens of the duodenum.
Anatomy[Bearbeiten]
The large bile duct (ductus choledochus) and pancreatic duct (ductus pancreaticus) open into the duodenum in a short common excretory duct (ampulla hepatopancreatica). The papilla (papilla duodeni Vateri) is the prominent fold of mucous membrane in the duodenum into which this common duct opens.
In some cases, an additional papilla duodeni minor may also be present.
| Papilla Vateri (normal endoscopic findings) |
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