1990
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.66.778.659
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Body packing—a case report and review of the literature

Abstract: Summary: Drug smuggling by internal bodily concealment is a growing international problem. The management of a patient who swallowed packages containing heroin is described. The medical management, indications for surgery and the ethical dilemmas of treating patients with drugs concealed within the gastrointestinal tract are discussed.

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“…Estos, en últimas, traspasan la envoltura y entran en contacto con el contenido; es decir que hay intercambio con la cavidad gástrica [5]. De hecho, se reportan casos en los que los transportadores son asintomáticos y son detectados por cierto grado de experticia de los entes policiales [6,7].…”
Section: Discussionunclassified
“…Estos, en últimas, traspasan la envoltura y entran en contacto con el contenido; es decir que hay intercambio con la cavidad gástrica [5]. De hecho, se reportan casos en los que los transportadores son asintomáticos y son detectados por cierto grado de experticia de los entes policiales [6,7].…”
Section: Discussionunclassified
“…Drugs commonly smuggled by body concealment include hashish, heroin, and cocaine. [47] McCleave [48] and Wood [49] classified the packages carried by cocaine couriers into three types according to their packaging. Type 1 is the most basic type consisting of loosely wrapped packets (such as condoms, toy balloons, fingers of latex gloves), often leading to packet leakage and rupture in the gastrointestinal tract, acute cocaine toxicity, and death.…”
Section: Narcotic Packetsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Bu yolla en s›k kokain olmak üzere bazen eroin ve ender olarak da esrar kaçakç›l›¤› yap›lan uyuflturucu maddelerdir (4). Bu yöntem ile yasad›fl› ilaç kaçakç›l›¤›, paketlerdeki s›zma veya patlama nedeniyle çok tehlikeli ve hatta ölümcüldür (5)(6)(7)(8)(9). Bu durum literatürde Paket Vücut Sendromu (Body Packer Syndrome) olarak isimlendirilmektedir (4,10).…”
Section: G‹r‹fiunclassified
“…Paket vücutta tüm anatomik kavitelerde bu paketler tafl›nabilir, a¤›z, rektum, gis kanal›, kulak, vajina, deri alt› gibi (3)(4)(5)7,10).…”
Section: G‹r‹fiunclassified
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