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Cyclic motility of the sphincter of Oddi

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Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery

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The sphincter of Oddi has a cyclic motility that is closely associated with the duodenal migrating motor complex during fasting. This close association affects the bile flow mechanism and may play several roles in keeping the intestine clean and maintaining the migrating motor complex. The cyclic motility of the sphincter of Oddi changes after surgery and abnormal motility causes biliary dyskinesia. In this article, the gastrointestinal migrating motor complex and cyclic motility of the sphincter of Oddi are reviewed for better understanding of biliary and gastrointestinal physiology and the relationship between the two phenomena.

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  1. Department of Surgery and Oncology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan, , , , , , JP

    Kazunori Yokohata & Masao Tanaka

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  1. Kazunori Yokohata
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Received for publication on May 17, 1999; accepted on Aug 16, 1999

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Yokohata, K., Tanaka, M. Cyclic motility of the sphincter of Oddi. J Hep Bil Pancr Surg 7, 178–182 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s005340050172

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