Open AccessCannabis body packing : a case report
Author(s) -
William Ngatchou,
Daniel Lemogoum,
Basile Essola,
Ahmed Sabry Ramadan,
Michèle Ngassa,
Virginie Guimfacq,
Pierre Mols,
Pierre Youatou Towo
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the pan african medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.287
H-Index - 30
ISSN - 1937-8688
DOI - 10.11604/pamj.2016.24.327.9450
Subject(s) - emergency department , cannabis , foreign body , drug trafficking , medicine , surgery , psychiatry , psychology , criminology
Drug traffic is a major concern worldwide. We report a case of a 27-year old male who presented with a diffuse abdominal plain to the emergency department. Abdominal X-ray demonstrated multiple foreign bodies along the intestinal tract, which were found to be cannabis packets. The patient was treated conservatively with a good result.