ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -The distal common bile duct generally merges with the main pancreatic duct, forming the ampulla of Vater, which enters the duodenum through the major duodenal papilla (Figure 2).

Detailed explanation-2: -The pancreatic duct is also called the duct of Wirsung. This is named after its discoverer, the German anatomist Johann Georg Wirsung (1589–1643).

Detailed explanation-3: -Hepato-pancreatic duct opens into the duodenum and carries.

Detailed explanation-4: -It is located in the upper abdomen, with the head lying immediately adjacent to the duodenum (the upper portion of the small intestine) and the body and tail extending across the midline nearly to the spleen.