Mobile phone in the stomach: call the emergency endoscopist!

Milivojević, Vladimir; Rankovic, Ivan; L, Milić; Jeremić, Vasilije; Jovanović, Ivan

doi:10.1016/j.gie.2016.10.030

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“…There are only three case reports published till date describing mobile phone as foreign body, two of which described the use of surgery as a definitive therapy. 6,7 The other case report is the only one till now showing endoscopic removal of mobile phone. 8 We used snare to remove mobile phone, using a technique where phone was removed along the long axis parallel to esophagus, so that there was no injury.…”

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Mobile Phone in Stomach—Is Endoscopic Trial Worthwhile?: A Case Report

Pawar

Dalal

Dahale

et al. 2020

Journal of Digestive Endoscopy

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“…Till date, there are only three case reports on mobile phone ingestion as foreign body, out of which only one showed that it could be removed endoscopically. [6][7][8]…”

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Mobile Phone in Stomach—Is Endoscopic Trial Worthwhile?: A Case Report

Pawar

Dalal

Dahale

et al. 2020

Journal of Digestive Endoscopy

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“…To the best of our knowledge, our study was the first to demonstrate a series of cases of body packers who ingested contents that were not exclusively narcotic. There is a lack of research on body packing involving non-narcotic objects, with only a few case reports being published [6,7,8].…”

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“…However, this type of transport strategy can be even more complex, given the existence of reports of the transport of non-narcotic substances that can be accommodated in the gastrointestinal tract, such as fruits and condoms; however, these reports are rare [6]. Among these non-narcotic content types involved in body packing, cell phones and their accessories (i.e., chargers, chips, and batteries) should be highlighted [7,8]. Cell phones are a growing and serious problem for prison systems as they are used by prisoners to maintain contact with the outside world, coordinate criminal activities, or even scam victims.…”

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Clinical, Diagnostic, and Treatment Features of Body Packing in Brazil: Drugs, Cell Phones and Beyond

Guimarães

Cassiano

Queiroz

et al. 2021

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Introduction: Body packing is the smuggling of drugs and other contents inside the human body. However, non-narcotic contents studies are limited to rare case reports in literature. Thus, the objective of this study was to investigate cases of body packers in Brazil considering narcotic and non-narcotic contents. Methods: Retrospective study analyzing the medical records of body packers admitted from January 2015 to December 2019 at one of the main tertiary hospitals in central Brazil. Results: Ten cases of body packing were observed. Only 50% of the patients carried drugs, while surprisingly, 70% carried non-content, especially cell phones and accessories. All the patients were male, prisoners and young adults. In 60%, there were gastrointestinal obstruction and in 30%, there was acute narcotic intoxication. Abdominal radiography was enough for diagnosis in 80% of the cases. In 90% of the cases, emergency laparotomy was required, but all the patients successfully recovered. Conclusions: There was a higher prevalence of body packing of non-narcotic content; however, clinical and radiological presentations were similar to those of narcotic content. Emergency surgery proved to be effective for both content types. This study highlights the concerning high prevalence of body packing of cell phones and accessories in addition to drugs.

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“…This non-narcotic content body packing side is less explored in the scientific literature [2,6]. Among these nonnarcotic content types involved in body packing, cell phones and their accessories (i.e., chargers, chips, and batteries) should be highlighted [7,8]. Cell phones are a growing and serious problem for prison systems as they are used by prisoners to maintain contact with the outside world and execute criminal activities [9,10].…”

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Clinical, Diagnostic, and Treatment Features of Body Packing in Brazil: Drugs, Cell Phones, and Beyond

Guimarães¹,

Cassiano²,

Queiroz³

et al. 2022

Cureus

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Introduction: Body packing consists of the concealment of substances (drugs and non-narcotics) or products inside the human body with the purpose of smuggling and may represent an emergency due to the fatal risk of narcotic toxicity, intestinal obstruction, and visceral perforation. However, non-narcotic body packing, especially in developing countries, is under-evaluated. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate cases of body packers in Brazil as regards narcotic and non-narcotic contents.Methods: This retrospective study analyzes the medical records of body packers admitted from January 2015 to December 2019 at one of the main tertiary hospitals in central Brazil.Results: Ten cases of body packing were observed. We found that five patients carried drugs, while seven carried non-narcotic substances such as cell phones and accessories. All the patients were male, prisoners, and young adults. In six patients, there was gastrointestinal obstruction, and in three, there was acute narcotic intoxication. Abdominal radiography diagnosed eight of the cases. In nine of the cases, emergency laparotomy was required, but all patients successfully recovered. Conclusion: There was a higher prevalence of body packing of non-narcotic content; however, diagnostic and surgical approaches were similar to those of narcotic content. Clinicians must be aware of both nonnarcotic and narcotic body packing.

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Mobile phone in the stomach: call the emergency endoscopist!

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Mobile Phone in Stomach—Is Endoscopic Trial Worthwhile?: A Case Report

Mobile Phone in Stomach—Is Endoscopic Trial Worthwhile?: A Case Report

Clinical, Diagnostic, and Treatment Features of Body Packing in Brazil: Drugs, Cell Phones and Beyond

Clinical, Diagnostic, and Treatment Features of Body Packing in Brazil: Drugs, Cell Phones, and Beyond

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