Diagnostic Imaging in Body Packers
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"Body packers" in Israel: a case series.
BACKGROUND "Body packers" swallow multiple packets filled with illicit drugs, mainly cocaine, in order to smuggle them across international borders. In recent years, an increasing number of body packers have been hospitalized after their detention by the police upon arrival in Israel. OBJECTIVES To characterize the clinical features and outcomes of body packers hospitalized at the Sheba Medic...
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INTRODUCTION Body packing takes advantage of the human storage capacity within the alimentary tract. Body packing is used for the smuggling of drugs such as heroin, cocaine, amphetamine, hashish and ecstasy. Most body packers are asymptomatic. However, packets may rupture or obstruct the alimentary tract. Preventive surgery has been recommended for body packers with package retention beyond 5-7...
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عنوان ژورنال: Mayo Clinic Proceedings
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0025-6196
DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2012.03.014