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Medicogramalmost 7 years ago
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Body packing! It's time for a bizarre foreign body case! "Body packing" refers to the "art" of internally concealing drugs within the gastrointestinal tract. They do this by either swallowing and/or inserting the drugs rectally, one at a time. This particular patient was arrested at an international airport for suspected drug smuggling. An X-ray was completed and confirmed the law enforcement's suspicion via a positive "Tic-Tac Sign." The patient evacuated a total of 84 intact packets of cocaine over the next 3 days! So what did we learn today? Don't do drugs....or pack them in your colon. ๐Ÿ“ท: By the Japanese Journal of Radiology - Suzana Ab โ€ขMedicogramโ€ข #bodypacking #cocaine #drugs #radiology #surgery #medicine #trending #now #tbt #medicogram

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almost 7 years ago

Never heard it called a positive Tic Tac sign๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ will never be able to enjoy Tic Tac again๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚

almost 7 years ago

Nice case ๐Ÿ‘

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