title: Abnormal location of papilla of Vater: a cadaveric study.
abstract: We report a case of a male cadaver aged 72 years with an ectopic location of the papilla of Vater. The ectopic papilla was situated at the supero-posterior border of the 3rd portion of the duodenum at a distance of 0.9 cm from the limit of the 2nd and 3rd portions of the duodenum. The frequency of this anomaly fluctuates between 0 and 11.83% and when the papilla is located distal to its usual position the usual location is in the proximal 2 cm of the 3rd part of the duodenum. We refer to the possible difference in the papilla's location between patients and cadavers and call attention to the differential diagnosis with spontaneous or surgical fistulae.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, the Medical School of the Aristotle University of Thessalonica, Thessalonica, Greece.
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Paraskevas
authors.forename: Basilios
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Papaziogas
authors.forename: Kostas
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Natsis
authors.forename: Panagiotis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Katsinelos
authors.forename: Panagiotis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gigis
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Atmatzidis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D014670:Ampulla of Vater / Q000002:abnormalities*; D002102:Cadaver; D004501:Education, Medical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies