Cocaine 'body packers'.
Intracorporeal drug smuggling, particularly of cocaine, is increasing. The so-called 'body packers' present a difficult clinical problem, particularly as no coherent management policy has been formulated. The various methods of diagnosis and the treatment options available are presented and discussed.
Beck
N E
NE
Department of Surgery, East Surrey Hospital, Redhill, UK.
Hale
J E
JE
D003042:Cocaine / Q000506:poisoning*; D004349:Drug Packaging; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology
D003042:Cocaine