The body packer syndrome — cocaine smuggling in the gastro-intestinal tract
- 1 November 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Molecular Medicine
- Vol. 66 (22) , 1116-1120
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01727846
Abstract
Cocaine drug packets were found in the gastro-intestinal tract of seven persons, charged with and arrested for presumed drug smuggling. Plain abdominal roentgenograms were positive in 4, while computer tomography of the abdomen (CT-scan) was necessary in 3 others to make the diagnosis. There were no signs of acute intoxication or bowel obstruction. All patients were treated with enemas and/or laxatives in order to evacuate the hidden packets; no complications occurred. A clinical description of the seven cases is followed by a short review of the literature, mainly focused on the possible complications of ingested drug packets and possible methods of removal.This publication has 29 references indexed in Scilit:
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