A body-packer with a cocaine bag stuck in the stomach

Beauverd, Yan; Poletti, Pierre-Alexandre Alois; Wolff, Hans; Ris, Frédéric; Dumonceau, Jean-Marc; Elger, Bernice Simone

doi:10.4329/wjr.v3.i6.155

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Title		A body-packer with a cocaine bag stuck in the stomach
Authors		Beauverd, Yan Poletti, Pierre-Alexandre Alois Wolff, Hans Ris, Frédéric Dumonceau, Jean-Marc Elger, Bernice Simone
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		DOI: 10.4329/wjr.v3.i6.155 PMID: 21860710
Full text		Article (Published version) (586 Kb) - Free access
Structures		Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de médecine Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de radiologie et informatique médicale Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de santé et médecine communautaires
Research groups		Chirurgie viscérale (104) Chirurgie viscérale (HUG) Groupe Jean-Michel Gaspoz (23) Imagerie et radiologie interventionnelle du foie, des voies biliaires et du pancréas (316) Le Secret médical (676)
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. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v3.i6.155 https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:24755