Clinical significance of the minor duodenal papilla and accessory pancreatic duct

Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 605-615

  Kamisawa, Terumi ^a  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN KOMAGOME HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Accessory pancreatic duct; Main pancreatic duct; Minor duodenal papilla; Pancreas divisum

Indexed keywords

ACCESSORY PANCREAS DUCT; ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYONIC STRUCTURES; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MUSCLE ATROPHY; PANCREAS DIVISUM; PANCREAS DUCT; PANCREAS FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; SPHINCTEROTOMY; STENT; TREATMENT INDICATION; VATER PAPILLA;

EID: 4344697171     PISSN: 09441174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00535-004-1390-1     Document Type: Review

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