Posted on 06/23/2023 3:56:21 PM PDT by nickcarraway
— Surgeons in Sri Lanka removed the record-setting stone earlier this month
Surgeons in Sri Lanka have removed the largest and heaviest kidney stone on record from a 62-year-old patient, according to Guinness World Recordsopens in a new tab or window.
The stone measured 5.26 inches in length and 4.15 inches in width, and weighed in at 1.76 pounds, according to the publication.
It broke the previous size record, set in 2004 when a 5.11-inch stone was removed from the kidney of a man in India. It also beat the previous weight record of 1.36 pounds, set in 2008 by a man in Pakistan, according to Guinness World Records.
The publication identified the patient as Canistus Coonghe, a retired soldier. The stone was in his right kidney and was removed by Dr. Kugadas Sutharshan and the urology team at Army Hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The team performed a pyelolithotomy, surgically removing the stone via an incision on June 1.
Despite the large stone, Coonghe's kidney was functioning normally, the publication reported, and he is recovering well. His liver, gall bladder, pancreas, and spleen were described by his surgeons as normal in size, though his prostate was enlarged.
A video posted by Agence France-Presseopens in a new tab or window shows the moment the stone was removed from the patient. Sutharshan holds it up for the camera before placing it in a metal pan for measurement.
David Goldfarb, MD, a nephrologist at NYU Langone Health in New York City, tweetedopens in a new tab or window that he wasn't sure it was indeed a record, noting a nearly 2.5-pound stoneopens in a new tab or window that was about 6.7 inches in diameter. That stone was removed from a patient in Hungary in 2009.
Goldfarb added that he thinks neither are kidney stones, but instead are bladder stones. He said he suspects the 2009 stone was likely a calcium phosphate stone because it was white, but he wasn't sure about the composition of the Sri Lankan patient's stone.
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ouch
Wasn’t he just made Senator of PA?
“ bladder, pancreas, and spleen were described by his surgeons as normal in size, though his prostate was enlarged”
His prostate better be the size of a basketball if he’s going to pass that baby!
“Canistus Coonghe”
That would be a good FR name!
That’s not a stone, Doc, that’s a boulder.
Thank God I have never been that stoned.
Curry?
That’s gotta hurt.
No kidding
No kidding
The main ingredient in curry is turmeric, which has anti-inflammatory properties.
Brad, I’ve been wanting to talk to you about something
What?.. cubic zirconia is the same as a real diamond
We’ve been trying to reach you about your extended kidney stone warranty.
Holy cow. The one I had was 5 mm, and that was the worst pain I’ve ever experienced.
Not a record I would want to have.
So why the huge kidney stones in that area?
Nothing is 100% guaranteed. My wife never smoked but got lung cancer. I had all sorts of health issues in my mid-50’s such as chest pains after good meals, racing heart, high blood pressure, and history of heart disease in my elders in family, yet I am doing great at age 83. Life is a mystery, miracle, and complex.
I had three. My doctor tried to bust them up but it didn’t work. He said he could try breaking them up one more time but I opted for the surgery. He went through my back to take them out.
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