TY - JOUR PY - 2002// TI - Body packers: grading of risk as a guide to management and intervention JO - Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England A1 - Jones, O. M. A1 - Shorey, B. A. SP - 131 EP - 132 VL - 84 IS - 2 N2 - The dual aims of management of the drug smuggler are for low morbidity and mortality combined with a low operation rate. In our experience, presented in this paper, adherence to the principle of identifying the high-risk patient by symptoms and signs combines safety with low rates of intervention.

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