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MeSH Heading: Sphincter of Oddi
Tree Number(s): A03.159.183.079.300.950.600; A03.556.124.684.124.236.572; A03.556.875.249.160.572
Unique ID: D009803
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009803
Annotation: diseases: coord IM with COMMON BILE DUCT DISEASES (IM); inflammation: coord IM with CHOLANGITIS (IM); neopl: coord IM with COMMON BILE DUCT NEOPLASMS (IM)
Scope Note: The sphincter of the hepatopancreatic ampulla within the duodenal papilla. The COMMON BILE DUCT and main pancreatic duct pass through this sphincter.
Entry Term(s): Oddi's Sphincter
NLM Classification #: WI 750
See Also: Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; Sphincterotomy, Endoscopic; Sphincterotomy, Transduodenal
Public MeSH Note: 2004; see ODD'S SPHINCTER 1991-2003, see VATER'S AMPULLA 1975-1990
History Note: 2004 (1975)
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2017/07/17

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Sphincter of Oddi MeSH Descriptor Data 2025