TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1990//
TI  - Voluntary ingestion of packages containing narcotic drugs. Diagnosis and treatment in a clinical case
JO  - Annali Italiani di Chirurgia
A1  - Caputo, G.
A1  - Fabiano, V.
A1  - Cavallaro, G.
A1  - Sturniolo, G.
A1  - Albanese, V.
A1  - Bruno, T.
SP  - 189
EP  - 91; discussion 191
VL  - 61
IS  - 2
N2  - A case of intracorporeal concealment of narcotics is reported. Cocaine mixed with marihuana were the ingested drugs. Surgical treatment is, in selected cases, the safest method to remove such packages from the gastrointestinal tract also in subjects without mechanical obstruction. In fact, rupture of a packet threatens the patient's life, because of cocaine's high toxicity and lack of antidote.<p /> <p>Language: it</p>
LA  - it
SN  - 0003-469X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -