Presentation
This individual was brought in by police officers under the suspicion of carrying drugs on their person.
From the case:
Rectal foreign bodies - body packing
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Well-defined opacities present in the rectum, in keeping with foreign bodies.
Case Discussion
Body packing is an increasingly 'popular' method for tourists to bring in illegal substances. This is one of the more obvious cases, but small multi-layered swallowed packets can be very difficult to discern from fecal matter, even on CT.