• Rev Esp Enferm Dig · Mar 2017

    Case Reports

    Endoscopic removal of a hashish packet.

    • Aurora Burgos García, Consuelo Froilán Torres, and Mariana Tavecchia.
    • Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario La Paz, España.
    • Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2017 Mar 1; 109 (3): 235.

    AbstractIllicit drug trafficking within the body ("body packers") represents a medical-legal problem currently on the rise. Endoscopic removal of drug packets is not generally recommended because of the risk of packet rupture and subsequent overdose on the spilled substance. A 40-year-old male presented with abdominal pain and diaphoresis following the ingestion of 30 g of hashish as a means of illegal trafficking, remaining in police custody during his hospital stay.

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