Endoscopic Manometry of Pancreatic Duct Sphincter in Patients with Chronic Pancreatitis.
- Author:
Si Young SONG
;
Jae Bock CHUNG
;
Won Ho KIM
;
Jin Kyung KANG
;
In Suh PARK
;
Heung Jai CHOI
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Bile;
Biliary Tract;
Duodenum;
Humans;
Manometry*;
Pancreas, Exocrine;
Pancreatic Ducts*;
Pancreatic Juice;
Pancreatitis, Chronic*;
Sphincter of Oddi
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
1993;13(1):111-119
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The orifice of duodenal papilla is only about 1 mm in diameter. As much as 2,000 ml of bile and pancreatic juice pass through its sphincter zone into the duodenum each day. Since the sphincter of Oddi regulates the flow of bile and pancreatic juice, a disorder of the sphincter can disturb the smooth outflow of bile and pancreatic juice and produce secondary abnormalities in the biliary tract or the exocrine pancreas. (continue...)
