title: [Smuggling of narcotics in body cavities].
abstract: Smuggling of narcotics by internal concealment has increased considerably worldwide, including in the Scandinavian countries. During the period 1988-92, Norwegian custom officials reported 245 seizures where packets of narcotics had been inserted into the rectum or vagina, or had been swallowed. Based on two fatal cases as a result of intestinal obstruction and cocaine intoxication respectively, this report summarizes the main features of the "body packer" syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Avdeling for patologi, Regionsykehuset i Trondheim.
authors.forename: O A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Haugen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dalaker
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Svindland
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003042:Cocaine / Q000506:poisoning; D004064:Digestive System; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D009294:Narcotics / Q000506:poisoning; D012007:Rectum; D012307:Risk Factors; D014621:Vagina
chemical_list: D009294:Narcotics; D003042:Cocaine
vernacular_title: Smugling av narkotika i kroppens hulrom.