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.

See also

Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction

External links Papillary Stenosis: Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction

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