We report a case of a male cadaver aged 72 years with an ectopic location of
the papilla of Vater. The ectopic papilla was situated at the supero-posterior
border of the 3rd portion of the duodenum at a distance of 0.9 cm from the limit
of the 2nd and 3rd portions of the duodenum. The frequency of this anomaly
fluctuates between 0 and 11.83% and when the papilla is located distal to its
usual position the usual location is in the proximal 2 cm of the 3rd part of the
duodenum. We refer to the possible difference in the papilla’s location between
patients and cadavers and call attention to the differential diagnosis with spontaneous
or surgical fistulae