Hashish Body Packing: A Case Report
A 42-year-old African male was brought by the police to the emergency department under suspicion of drug smuggling by body-packing. Plain abdominal radiograph showed multiple foreign bodies within the gastrointestinal tract. Contrast-enhanced abdominal CT confirmed the findings, and the patient admi...
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| author | Manuel Jesus Soriano-Perez Jose Luis Serrano-Carrillo Inmaculada Marin-Montin Alfonso Cruz-Caballero |
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| description | A 42-year-old African male was brought by the police to the emergency department under suspicion of drug smuggling by body-packing. Plain abdominal radiograph showed multiple foreign bodies within the gastrointestinal tract. Contrast-enhanced abdominal CT confirmed the findings, and the patient admitted to have swallowed “balls” of hashish. Body-packing is a recognized method of smuggling drugs across international borders. Body packers may present to the emergency department because of drug toxicity, intestinal obstruction, or more commonly, requested by law-enforcement officers for medical confirmation or exclusion of suspected body packing. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6e87a4a7b9d8431393dad15626289c882025-02-03T01:01:15ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352009-01-01200910.1155/2009/712573712573Hashish Body Packing: A Case ReportManuel Jesus Soriano-Perez0Jose Luis Serrano-Carrillo1Inmaculada Marin-Montin2Alfonso Cruz-Caballero3Department of Internal Medicine, H.U.Virgen Macarena, 41007 Sevilla, SpainDepartment of Internal Medicine, H.U.Virgen Macarena, 41007 Sevilla, SpainDepartment of Internal Medicine, H.U.Virgen Macarena, 41007 Sevilla, SpainDepartment of Internal Medicine, H.U.Virgen Macarena, 41007 Sevilla, SpainA 42-year-old African male was brought by the police to the emergency department under suspicion of drug smuggling by body-packing. Plain abdominal radiograph showed multiple foreign bodies within the gastrointestinal tract. Contrast-enhanced abdominal CT confirmed the findings, and the patient admitted to have swallowed “balls” of hashish. Body-packing is a recognized method of smuggling drugs across international borders. Body packers may present to the emergency department because of drug toxicity, intestinal obstruction, or more commonly, requested by law-enforcement officers for medical confirmation or exclusion of suspected body packing.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/712573 |
| spellingShingle | Manuel Jesus Soriano-Perez Jose Luis Serrano-Carrillo Inmaculada Marin-Montin Alfonso Cruz-Caballero Hashish Body Packing: A Case Report Case Reports in Medicine |
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