Surgical extraction of 85 cocaine capsules: Review Article

marouane mountassir

doi:10.58372/2835-6276.1179

Authors

marouane mountassir

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.58372/2835-6276.1179

Keywords:

Body stuffer syndrome, surgical extraction, cocaine ingestion

Abstract

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