"Body Packing" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Concealing of drugs within the gastrointestinal tract or other body orifice for purposes of DRUG SMUGGLING or to avoid detection by law enforcement. Contraband other than drugs is also sometimes smuggled this way.
| Descriptor ID |
D000075066
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.198.240.142 I01.880.735.191.026
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| Concept/Terms |
Body Packing- Body Packing
- Packing, Body
- Body Pushing
- Pushing, Body
- Body Stuffing
- Stuffing, Body
Body Packers- Body Packers
- Body Packer
- Packer, Body
- Packers, Body
- Body Pushers
- Body Pusher
- Pusher, Body
- Pushers, Body
- Drug Mules
- Drug Mule
- Mule, Drug
- Mules, Drug
- Body Stuffers
- Body Stuffer
- Stuffer, Body
- Stuffers, Body
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Body Packing" by people in Profiles.
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Body Packer Syndrome: A Radiological Denouement! J Emerg Med. 2018 08; 55(2):260-263.
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Death by heroin intoxication in a body pusher with an innovative packaging technique: case report and review of the literature. Forensic Sci Int. 2017 Nov; 280:8-14.
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The Curious Case of a 55-Year-Old Man With New-Onset Seizures. Chest. 2017 08; 152(2):e29-e32.