2010
Establishment of a definitive protocol for the diagnosis and management of body packers (drug mules)
Mandava N, Chang R, Wang J, Bertocchi M, Yrad J, Allamaneni S, Aboian E, Lall M, Mariano R, Richards N. Establishment of a definitive protocol for the diagnosis and management of body packers (drug mules). Emergency Medicine Journal 2010, 28: 98. PMID: 21068166, DOI: 10.1136/emj.2008.059717.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody packersMinimal morbidityClinical patient databaseDistal enterotomyMultiple enterotomiesBowel obstructionCommon complicationConservative managementSurgical managementSurgical interventionWound infectionMean ageFemale ratioComplete clearanceIntraoperative maneuversRadiological studiesForeign bodyGastrointestinal tractPatient databaseEnterotomyDefinitive protocolPatientsPatient dataMorbidityAdmission
2009
Novel Minimally Invasive Approach in the Management of Body Packers
Allamaneni S, Bertocchi M, Aboian E, Nandipati K, Richards N, Mandava N. Novel Minimally Invasive Approach in the Management of Body Packers. The American Surgeon 2009, 75: 1257-1258. PMID: 19999925, DOI: 10.1177/000313480907501223.Peer-Reviewed Original Research