PATHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The ampulla of Vater, also known as the hepatopancreatic ampulla or the hepatopancreatic duct, is formed by the union of the pancreatic duct and the common bile duct. The ampulla is specifically located at the major duodenal papilla . A diagram of the biliary system.

Detailed explanation-2: -The bile duct joins the pancreatic duct at the hepatopancreatic ampulla, these two ducts then empty their products (bile and pancreatic juice, respectively) together into the duodenum via the major duodenal papilla.

Detailed explanation-3: -The ampulla of Vater, or hepatopancreatic ampulla, is a small reservoir where your common bile duct and pancreatic duct meet.