Cannabis body packing: a case report.
Drug traffic is a major concern worldwide. We report a case of a 27-year old male who presented with a diffuse abdominal plain to the emergency department. Abdominal X-ray demonstrated multiple foreign bodies along the intestinal tract, which were found to be cannabis packets. The patient was treated conservatively with a good result.
Department of Cardiac Surgery, St Pierre Hospital, Brussels, Belgium; Department of Emergency Medicine, St Pierre Hospital, Brussels, Belgium.
William
W
Ngatchou
Medicine Faculty, Douala University, Cameroon.
Daniel
D
Lemogoum
Medicine Faculty, Douala University, Cameroon.
Basile
B
Essola
Department of Emergency Medicine, St Pierre Hospital, Brussels, Belgium.
Ahmed
A
Ramadan
Department of Gastroenterology, Brugmann Hospital, Brussels, Belgium.
Michèle
M
Ngassa
Department of Cardiology, Ixelles Hospital Brussels, Brussels, Belgium.
Virginie
V
Guimfacq
Department of Emergency Medicine, St Pierre Hospital, Brussels, Belgium.
Pierre
P
Mols
Department of Emergency Medicine, St Pierre Hospital, Brussels, Belgium.
Pierre Youatou
PY
Towo
D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D002188:Cannabis; D064423:Drug Trafficking; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D013287:Illicit Drugs; D007422:Intestines / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male
D013287:Illicit Drugs
Cannabis; bodypacking; mule