Impacted Drug-Packet in the Sigmoid Colon in a Resource-Constrained Setting: A Case Report

Elroy Patrick Weledji, Verdo Zisuh Anutebeh

AbstractIntroductionThe management of a retained cannabis-filled packet in the colorectal portion of the gut depends on its depth and the consequences caused.Case PresentationThis is a case of a young male prisoner in sub-Saharan Africa, Cameroon who presented with progressive lower abdominal pain and constipation from an impacted foreign body (FB) in the sigmoid colon. This followed the insertion of the FB per an…