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Papillary stenosis

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Papillary stenosis is a disturbance of the sphincter of Oddi, a muscular valve, that prevents the opening and release of bile or pancreatic fluids into the duodenum in response to food entering the duodenum.

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Obstruction of the valve can cause:

  • pancreatic pain
  • jaundice - bile leaking back into the blood stream.
  • attacks of pancreatitis

    • Causes

  • passage of stones
  • scarring
  • Gluten-sensitive enteropathy
  • Autoimmune pancreatitis

    • Diagnosis and treatment

  • Endoscopic examination
  • Usually treated surgically, usually involving papillotomy, that is, an incision in the sphincter.

    • References

    Papillary stenosis Wikipedia
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