Pancreatic duct

Pancreatic duct
"Pancreatic duct of Wirsung" redirects here. For the pancreatic duct of Santorini, also known as the accessory pancreatic duct, see Accessory pancreatic duct.
Pancreatic duct
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The pancreatic duct.
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Latin ductus pancreaticus
Gray's subject #251 1202
Precursor Pancreatic bud
MeSH Pancreatic+Ducts
1. Bile ducts: 2. Intrahepatic bile ducts, 3. Left and right hepatic ducts, 4. Common hepatic duct, 5. Cystic duct, 6. Common bile duct, 7. Ampulla of Vater, 8. Major duodenal papilla
9. Gallbladder, 10-11. Right and left lobes of liver. 12. Spleen.
13. Esophagus. 14. Stomach. Small intestine: 15. Duodenum, 16. Jejunum
17. Pancreas: 18: Accessory pancreatic duct, 19: Pancreatic duct.
20-21: Right and left kidneys (silhouette).
The anterior border of the liver is lifted upwards (brown arrow). Gallbladder with Longitudinal section, pancreas and duodenum with frontal one. Intrahepatic ducts and stomach in transparency.

The pancreatic duct, or duct of Wirsung (also, the Major pancreatic duct due to the existence of an accessory pancreatic duct), is a duct joining the pancreas to the common bile duct to supply pancreatic juices which aid in digestion provided by the "exocrine pancreas". The pancreatic duct joins the common bile duct just prior to the ampulla of Vater, after which both ducts perforate the medial side of the second portion of the duodenum at the major duodenal papilla.

The duct of Wirsung is named after its discoverer, the German anatomist Johann Georg Wirsung (1589–1643).[1]

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Accessory pancreatic duct

Main article: Accessory pancreatic duct

Most people have just one pancreatic duct. However, some have an additional accessory pancreatic duct, called the Duct of Santorini.

Clinical significance

Compression, obstruction or inflammation of the pancreatic duct may lead to acute pancreatitis. The most common cause for obstruction is choledocholithiasis, or gallstones in the common bile duct. Obstruction can also be due to Duodenal Inflammation in Crohn's Disease [1]. A gallstone may get lodged in the constricted distal end of the ampulla of Vater, where it blocks the flow of both bile and pancreatic juice into the duodenum. Bile backing up into the pancreatic duct may initiate pancreatitis.[2]

Pancreatic ductal carcinoma is a common form of pancreatic cancer.

Additional images

  • ERCP image showing the pancreatic duct and biliary tree.

  • Accessory digestive system.

  • Interior of the descending portion of the duodenum, showing bile papilla.

  • Pancreas of a human embryo of five weeks.

  • Pancreas of a human embryo at end of sixth week.

References

  1. ^ doctor/2941 at Who Named It?
  2. ^ Moore, Keith L.; Dalley, Arthur F. (2006). Clinically Oriented Anatomy, Fifth Edition. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 287. ISBN 0-7817-3639-0. 
v · d · eAnatomy of torso, digestive system: accessory digestive glands (TA A05.8–9, TH H3.04.05-07, GA 11.1188)
Liver

diaphragmatic surface: Bare area of the liver • Ligamentum venosum

visceral surface: Gastric impression • Duodenal impression • Colic impression • Renal impression • Suprarenal impression • Porta hepatis • Round ligament of liver

lobes: Left lobe  • Right lobe (Caudate lobe, Quadrate lobe)

Fibrous capsule of Glisson • Perisinusoidal space • Liver sinusoid • Periportal space • Portal triad • Lobules of liver

cells: Hepatocyte · Hepatic stellate cell · Kupffer cell
Biliary tract

intrahepatic (from Bile canaliculus and Canals of Hering): Interlobular bile ducts • Left hepatic duct • Right hepatic duct

extrahepatic: Common hepatic duct

by region: Body • Fundus • Neck

Cystic duct • Common bile duct

Hepatopancreatic ampulla (Sphincter of ampulla)

cells: Cholecystocyte
Pancreas

by region: Tail • Body • Neck • Head (Uncinate process)

ducts: Pancreatic duct • Accessory pancreatic duct

by function: Islets of Langerhans • Exocrine component of pancreas

cells: Centroacinar cell · Pancreatic stellate cell

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