accessory pancreatic duct

The accessory pancreatic duct sometimes pierces it about 2 cm above and slightly in front of these.

However, some have an additional accessory pancreatic duct, called the Duct of Santorini.

In some cases, the main pancreatic duct is smaller than the accessory pancreatic duct and the two may not be connected.

Santorini's minor caruncle: Location of the opening of the accessory pancreatic duct into the duodenum.

The minor duodenal papilla is the opening of the accessory pancreatic duct into the descending second section of the duodenum.

This part of the duodenum also contains the minor duodenal papilla, the entrance for the accessory pancreatic duct (of Santorini).

The embryology also explains the strange zig-zag course of the main pancreatic duct and the occasional appearance of an accessory pancreatic duct.

The dorsal pancreatic bud gives rise to the accessory pancreatic duct, while the ventral pancreatic bud gives rise to the major pancreatic duct.

Rarely the bleeding is not channeled into the bowel from the main pancreatic duct (or duct of Wirsung), but rather comes from the accessory pancreatic duct (or duct of Santorini).

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".