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Papillary stenosis

Medical condition

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.

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

(1999). "Celiac disease and recurrent pancreatitis". Gastrointest. Endosc..
Löhr JM. (2007). "What are the useful biological and functional markers of early-stage chronic pancreatitis?". J. Gastroenterol..
(1975). "Endoscopic papillotomy. Experimental studies and initial clinical experience". Scand. J. Gastroenterol..
(2008-01-09). "Liver and Biliary Tract Surgery: Embryological Anatomy to 3D-Imaging and Transplant Innovations". Springer Science & Business Media.

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