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A body-packer with a cocaine bag stuck in the stomach |
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| Published in | World Journal of Radiology. 2011, vol. 3, no. 6, p. 155-8 | |
| Abstract | Management of patients carrying packets of drugs in the digestive tract is a frequent medical problem. We report on a patient who was referred by the police after ingestion of packets of cocaine. After spontaneous elimination of 81 drug packets, the patient had three unremarkable stools. A plain abdominal X-ray disclosed no residual packet but computed tomography (CT) scan showed one in the stomach. As this was not eliminated during the 10 d following ingestion, it was removed through gastrotomy. This case stresses the usefulness of the CT scan to ensure that no residual packet is present before hospital discharge. | |
| Identifiers | PMID: 21860710 | |
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Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de médecine interne des spécialités |
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| Research groups | Chirurgie viscérale (104) Imagerie et radiologie interventionnelle du foie, des voies biliaires et du pancréas (316) Le Secret médical (676) Groupe Jean-Michel Gaspoz (23) | |
| Citation (ISO format) | BEAUVERD, Yan et al. A body-packer with a cocaine bag stuck in the stomach. In: World Journal of Radiology, 2011, vol. 3, n° 6, p. 155-8. https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:24755 |
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