Hashish Body Packing : A Case Report
Joint Authors
Serrano-Carrillo, Jose Luis
Cruz-Caballero, Alfonso
Soriano-Perez, Manuel Jesus
Marin-Montin, Inmaculada
Source
Issue
Vol. 2009, Issue 2009 (31 Dec. 2009), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2009-08-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
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.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Soriano-Perez, Manuel Jesus& Serrano-Carrillo, Jose Luis& Marin-Montin, Inmaculada& Cruz-Caballero, Alfonso. 2009. Hashish Body Packing : A Case Report. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2009, no. 2009, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Soriano-Perez, Manuel Jesus…[et al.]. Hashish Body Packing : A Case Report. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2009 (2009), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Soriano-Perez, Manuel Jesus& Serrano-Carrillo, Jose Luis& Marin-Montin, Inmaculada& Cruz-Caballero, Alfonso. Hashish Body Packing : A Case Report. Case Reports in Medicine. 2009. Vol. 2009, no. 2009, pp.1-3.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-492545
