Cocaine-codom ingestion. Surgical treatment.
We report one survivor and two deaths from cocaine toxicity. Cocaine, packaged in condoms, was deliberately ingested to avoid detection by customs agents. Because cocaine is a toxic drug, we recommend surgical removal of the ingested packages, as alternative methods of removal are unreliable and potentially dangerous.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003042:Cocaine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000506:poisoning*; D003415:Crime; D003417:Criminal Psychology; D003679:Deglutition; D004335:Drug and Narcotic Control; D005431:Florida; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013270:Stomach / Q000601:surgery; D014481:United States
D003042:Cocaine