[Iatrogenic disorders of the pancreas in old age]

Besides the effects of iatrogenic and environmental factors on the pancreas, the article describes the effects of senile changes on the morphology and function of the excretory pancreas. The article pays particular attention to pancreatic trauma and post-inflammatory conditions, postoperative syndromes, the endoscopic retrograde cholangiography of the pancreas, the effects of alcohol on the pancreas, and rare pancreas conditions, which, in old age, may lead to morbid functional restrictions.