Citation

Pamilo M, Suoranta H, Suramo I. Acta Radiol. Diagn. (Stockh) 1986; 27(2): 213-216.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1986, Radiological Societies of Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

3716869

Abstract

The gastrointestinal tract is being used to an increasing extent as a route for smuggling narcotics. Small, swallowed packages overwrapped with condoms or other materials are usually not detected by the customs authorities. Conventional abdominal radiography may indicate foreign bodies surrounded by a characteristic thin layer of gas and located in the gastrointestinal tract. Some short case histories, and the radiologic findings in four heroin 'body packers' are presented.

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