By Abimbola Ogunnaike
Sri Lankan military authourities have announced on Wednesday, 14 June, 2023 that its doctors have successfully removed what is now recorded as the world’s largest kidney stone from a 62-year-old retired soldier.
The stone removed from ex-sergeant, Canistus Coonge, weighed 801 grams (28.25 ounces), more than five times the weight of an average male kidney, the army said.
Coonge’s kidney stone measured 13.37 centimetres (5.26 inches) long, compared to an average kidney which is about 10 to 12 centimetres long.
“The removal of the world’s largest and heaviest kidney stone through a major surgery occurred on June 1 at the Colombo Army Hospital,” the military said in a statement.
Coonge told the local Swarnavahini TV that he had abdominal pain since 2020 and oral medication had not helped.
“I was told to undergo surgery after a recent scan,” he said. “I feel normal now.”
Stones are deposits made when minerals and salts crystallise in the kidney as it filters the blood.
Passing the stones can cause excruciating pain, requiring surgery if they are too big and get stuck.
Consultant Urologist Lieutenant Colonel (Dr) K. Sutharshan, Head of Genito Urinary Unit at the hospital, led the surgery together with Captain (Dr) W.P.S.C Pathirathna and Dr Thamasha Premathilaka.
Colonel (Dr) U.A.L.D Perera and Colonel (Dr) C.S Abeysinghe also contributed during the surgery as Consultant Anaesthetists, the Sri Lanka Army statement said.
The Sri Lankan case surpassed the largest kidney deposit previously recorded of 620 grams from a patient in Pakistan in 2008, according to Guinness World Records.
Source: AFP
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