The colossal ball made up of excess minerals and salts was 13.372 cm long and weighed 801 g.
The stone was larger than Coonghe’s actual kidney, with a bipolar length of 11.8 cm.The surgery occurred on June 1 at the Colombo Army Hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka. As per the existing Guinness World Records, the largest kidney stone found in the world was 13 cm and the heaviest kidney stone found was 620 g in weight.
The previous record holder for the largest kidney stone was an Indian man named Vilas Ghuge, who had a 13 cm kidney stone surgically removed in 2004. And the previous record for the world’s heaviest kidney stone was held by Pakistan’s Wazir Muhammad, who had a 620 g stone removed in 2008, as per theUsually, the size of a kidney stone ranges from a granule to a pebble. But as we can see, sometimes they can grow much larger due to a high level of certain minerals in a person’s urine.
He underwent a procedure called open pyelolithotomy, in which the stone is removed from within the renal pelvis or from the ureter. He’s now recovering and doing well, as per Guinness World Records.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
World’s largest kidney stone removed – and it’s the size of a grapefruitAt 5.26 inches long and weighing 1.76 lbs the kidney stone broke two world records when it was removed by Sri Lankan Army doctors on June 1.
Read more »
Doctors remove 'world's largest kidney stone' from retired soldier in Sri LankaA kidney stone larger than a baseball was removed from a retired soldier in Sri Lanka and officials just confirmed the mass broke multiple world records because of its immensity.
Read more »
World's largest kidney stone removed -- and it's the size of a grapefruit | CNNThe world’s largest kidney stone has been removed from a patient in Sri Lanka – and it’s about the size of a grapefuit, as long as a banana and as heavy as four hamsters.
Read more »
Disney World is packed, but lines can be short — if you follow several tipsThe easiest ways to avoid lines at Disney World cost money. But paying for them is worth every cent, says CNBC's Travel Editor Monica Pitrelli.
Read more »