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Pancreatite crônica

Last reviewed: 13 Sep 2025
Last updated: 27 Aug 2025

Resumo

Definição

História e exame físico

Principais fatores diagnósticos

  • presença de fatores de risco
  • dor abdominal
  • esteatorreia
  • icterícia
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Outros fatores diagnósticos

  • perda de peso e desnutrição
  • diabetes mellitus/intolerância à glicose
  • náuseas e vômitos
  • distensão abdominal e/ou flatulência excessiva
  • nódulos cutâneos
  • dor nas articulações
  • fratura por baixo impacto
  • distensão abdominal
  • dispneia
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Fatores de risco

  • bebidas alcoólicas
  • tabagismo
  • história familiar
  • doença celíaca
  • psoríase
  • dieta com alto teor de gordura e proteína
  • geografia tropical
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Investigações diagnósticas

Primeiras investigações a serem solicitadas

  • tomografia computadorizada (TC) ou ressonância nuclear magnética (RNM)
  • ultrassonografia endoscópica (USE)
  • colangiopancreatografia por ressonância magnética com contraste de secretina (CPRM-s)
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Investigações a serem consideradas

  • exame histológico
  • teste genético
  • teste indireto da função pancreática (elastase-1 fecal)
  • gordura fecal
  • esteatócrito
  • testes diretos da função pancreática
  • níveis de IgG4
  • tentativa terapêutica com corticosteroides
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Algoritmo de tratamento

AGUDA

dor aguda episódica intermitente

CONTÍNUA

controle da dor persistente

Colaboradores

Autores

Matthew J. DiMagno, MD

Professor of Internal Medicine

Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

University of Michigan School of Medicine

Ann Arbor

MI

Declarações

MJD sits on committees, advisory boards, and/or editorial boards for the National Pancreas Foundation Michigan Chapter, Faculty of 1000 Research, Pancreatology, the Pancreapedia, and Pancreas. MJD has been a speaker for AGA Invited Speaker Symposium and NPF and Michigan Medicine 7th Annual Patient and Family Centered Care for Pancreatic Diseases.

Erik-Jan Wamsteker, MD

Associate Professor of Internal Medicine

Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

University of Michigan School of Medicine

Ann Arbor

MI

Declarações

EJW declares that he has no competing interests.

Allen Lee, MD

Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine

Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

University of Vermont College of Medicine

Burlington

VT

Declarações

AL has consulted for GSK and Atmo Biosciences.

Revisores

Christopher Forsmark, MD

Professor of Medicine

Chief

Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition

University of Florida

Gainesville

FL

Disclosures

CF is an author of a number of references cited in this topic.

Jakob R. Izbicki, MD, FACS

Chairman, Surgeon in Chief

Department of General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery

University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf

Hamburg

Germany

Disclosures

JRI declares that he has no competing interests.

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Key articles

Dominguez-Munoz JE, Drewes AM, Lindkvist B, et al. Recommendations from the United European Gastroenterology evidence-based guidelines for the diagnosis and therapy of chronic pancreatitis. Pancreatology. 2018 Dec;18(8):847-54. Abstract

Whitcomb DC, Buchner AM, Forsmark CE. AGA clinical practice update on the epidemiology, evaluation, and management of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency: expert review. Gastroenterology. 2023 Nov;165(5):1292-301.Full text  Abstract

Gardner TB, Adler DG, Forsmark CE, et al. ACG clinical guideline: chronic pancreatitis. Am J Gastroenterol. 2020 Mar;115(3):322-39. Abstract

ASGE Standards of Practice Committee, Sheth SG, Machicado JD, et al. American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy guideline on the role of endoscopy in the management of chronic pancreatitis: summary and recommendations. Gastrointest Endosc. 2024 Oct;100(4):584-94.Full text  Abstract

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