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The objective of this retrospective study is to evaluate pre\u2010, per\u2010 and postoperative characteristics of body packing and its complications and prognosis after surgery.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Medical information was obtained from 70 patients diagnosed with Body Packer syndrome who underwent surgery for body packing in the period of July 2001\u2013July 2005 at the St. Elisabeth hospital, Cura\u00e7ao, the Netherlands Antilles.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Wound infection occurred in 32.9% and fascia dehiscence in 2.9%. Most procedures were enterotomies. One patient had a re\u2010laparotomy for Hartmann\u2019s procedure because of an anastomotic leak and three other patients had a partial small bowel resection. The creation of a stoma was only needed in one patient. One patient died of postoperative DIC. 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