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) 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. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v3.i6.155 https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:24755