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Case Reports
. 2019 Jul 19;12(7):e229347.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2019-229347.

Cannabis body packing in Greenland

Martin Ekdahl  1 , Luit Penninga  1
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Case Reports

Cannabis body packing in Greenland

Martin Ekdahl et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: drugs misuse (including addiction); gastrointestinal surgery; gastrointestinal system; poisoning; radiology.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Abdominal X-ray showing a cannabis package in the rectum.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Cannabis package wrapped in a condom.
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