
@article{ref1,
title="An unusual foreign body in the oesophagus. The body packer syndrome",
journal="European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology",
year="2005",
author="Karkos, Petros D. and Cain, Angus J. and White, Paul S.",
volume="262",
number="2",
pages="154-156",
abstract="We report a case of drug smuggling by internal concealment of heroin in the oesophagus. We review the literature and discuss presentation and management highlighting the need to maintain an awareness of &quot;body packer syndrome&quot; in the differential diagnosis of ingested foreign bodies.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0937-4477",
doi="10.1007/s00405-004-0736-x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00405-004-0736-x"
}