Citation

Madrazo Z, Silvio-Estaba L, Secanella L, García-Barrasa A, Aranda H, Golda T, Biondo S, Rafecas A. Cir. Esp. 2007; 82(3): 139-145.

Vernacular Title

Body packer: revision y experiencia en un hospital de referencia.

Affiliation

Servicio de Cirugía General y Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat (Barcelona), España. zoiluco@yahoo.es

Comment In:

Cir Esp. 2008 Mar;83(3):160, author reply 160-1

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Ediciones Doyma)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

17916283

Abstract

Smuggling of illicit drugs by concealing them within the human body (body packer) is a medical-legal issue that has increased in the last few decades. Physicians, especially those working in the emergency department, should be familiar with the diagnostic and therapeutic management -usually conservative management- of this type of patient and their possible complications. The present article reviews the general concepts and physiopathology associated with transport of packages in the digestive tract and describes the experience of a referral hospital with a protocol specifically designed for these patients.

Language: es