Relationship between hepatic and pancreatic disease.

A voluminous literature has dealt with the variety of pathologic entities that 
may effect the liver and the pancreas. Much of it includes 
poorly or vaguely documented observations. Only a few facets have been 
subjected to experimental study. Despite the resultant difficulty in unraveling reported 
and inferred relationships between the two organs, the available information has 
been analyzed according to the following arbitrary categorization: (1) involvement of 
the liver in pancreatic disease, (2) involvement of the pancreas in 
hepatic disease, (3) involvement of both organs in systemic disease. 