[Morphology of acute and chronic pancreatitis]

The pathological anatomy of pancreatitis is treated, based on a classification in acute haemorrhagic necrotizing (tryptic), acute serous (interstitial), acute purulent, chronic sclerosing (primary) and chronic relapsing (tryptic) pancreatitis, in which case is referred to the problems of such classifications. Among the individual forms etiologic and pathogenetic points of view are briefly discussed, among others also questions of the autoimmune pancreatitis and of the key positions of the acinus cell in the development of the necrotizing pancreatitis, taking into consideration experimental result. Further paragraphs deal with the special forms as well as with the course and the complications of pancreatitis, taking above all into consideration morphologic aspects and actual problems.