Duodenal bulb

Duodenal bulb
Duodenal bulb
	Interior of the stomach. (There is no label for "Duodenal bulb", but the portion of the duodenum labeled at upper left is the duodenal bulb.)
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Latin	ampulla duodeni,; bulbus duodeni
	Anatomical terminology

The duodenal bulb (also ampulla of duodenum, duodenal ampulla, or duodenal cap) is the initial, dilated portion of (the superior part of) the duodenum^[1] just distal to the stomach; it begins at the pylorus and ends at the neck of the gallbladder. It is normally about 5 centimeters long.^[2]

^ ^a ^b ^c "duodenal ampulla". TheFreeDictionary.com. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
^ "Normal Findings in Endoscopy: Bulbus Duodeni". GASTROLAB. Archived from the original on 2006-04-28. Retrieved 2006-04-15.

[:0-1] "duodenal ampulla". TheFreeDictionary.com. Retrieved 2023-11-10.

[2] "Normal Findings in Endoscopy: Bulbus Duodeni". GASTROLAB. Archived from the original on 2006-04-28. Retrieved 2006-04-15.

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