CT of small bowel obstruction secondary to a cocaine-filled condom

Gregory Chaljub; Rajeev K Shah; David Limon; Orhan S Ozkan; Santiago Marroquin

doi:10.1007/s10140-002-0257-0

CT of small bowel obstruction secondary to a cocaine-filled condom

Emerg Radiol. 2002 Dec;9(6):333-5. doi: 10.1007/s10140-002-0257-0. Epub 2002 Dec 21.

Authors

Gregory Chaljub¹, Rajeev K Shah, David Limon, Orhan S Ozkan, Santiago Marroquin

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd., Galveston, TX 77555-0709, USA. gchaljub@utmb.edu

PMID: 15290547
DOI: 10.1007/s10140-002-0257-0

Abstract

Drug smuggling is prevalent in our society. It is now frequently seen in the emergency room as an acute life-threatening emergency. The following case describes one such patient with an emphasis on the CT findings in these cases.