[Surgical problems of acute cholangio-pancreatitis in man and in experiment].

The article tried to find a relationship between billiary tract disease and pancreatitis. Reflux of duodenal contents into the pancreatic duct is the mechanism responsible for activation of pancreatic enzymes. They cause a varying degree of vascular damage and leading to changes from oedema to frank infraction. If this view of pathogenesis is correct it should also explain the relationship between pancreatitis and known aetiological factors.