False-negative abdominal CT scan in a cocaine body stuffer

False-negative abdominal CT scan in a cocaine body stuffer

Computed tomography (CT) imaging has been touted as one of the best techniques to detect body packets in body packers and stuffers. The majority of experience has been with body packers. We describe a case of a body stuffer who presented with abdominal pain after ingesting a large packet containing...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of emergency medicine 1999-11, Vol.17 (7), p.702-704
Hauptverfasser: Eng, Janet G.H, Aks, Steven E, Waldron, Rachel, Marcus, Christopher, Issleib, Stuart
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Abdominal Pain - etiology
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
body packer
body stuffer
Cocaine
Crack Cocaine
Drug addictions
Emergency Treatment - methods
Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal
False Negative Reactions
Foreign Bodies - complications
Foreign Bodies - diagnostic imaging
Foreign Bodies - surgery
Humans
laparotomy complication
Male
Medical sciences
Sensitivity and Specificity
Stomach
Tomography, X-Ray Computed - standards
Toxicology
Urography
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Zusammenfassung:Computed tomography (CT) imaging has been touted as one of the best techniques to detect body packets in body packers and stuffers. The majority of experience has been with body packers. We describe a case of a body stuffer who presented with abdominal pain after ingesting a large packet containing multiple small packets, with a falsely negative abdominal CT scan without contrast. This case raises questions regarding the best method of detection of body packets in body stuffers.
ISSN:0735-6757
1532-8171
DOI:10.1016/S0735-6757(99)90166-3