Citation

Beck NE, Hale JE. Br. J. Surg. 1993; 80(12): 1513-1516.

Affiliation

Department of Surgery, East Surrey Hospital, Redhill, UK.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1993, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8298913

Abstract

Intracorporeal drug smuggling, particularly of cocaine, is increasing. The so-called 'body packers' present a difficult clinical problem, particularly as no coherent management policy has been formulated. The various methods of diagnosis and the treatment options available are presented and discussed.

Language: en