Preferred Label : accessory pancreatic duct;
RADLEX synonyms : duct of Santorini; dorsal pandreatic duct;
Definition : The accessory pancreatic duct is the smaller of the two pancreatic ducts. It usually
drains into the main pancreatic duct, however in some cases it is found connected
directly to the duodenum at the minor duodenal papilla. [MeSH];
UMLS CUI (RADLEX) : C0227573;
Origin ID : RID182;
UMLS CUI : C0227573;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
Semantic type(s)
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
The accessory pancreatic duct is the smaller of the two pancreatic ducts. It usually
drains into the main pancreatic duct, however in some cases it is found connected
directly to the duodenum at the minor duodenal papilla. [MeSH]