Sri Lankan military doctors have removed what is now recorded as the world’s largest kidney stone from a 62-year-old retired soldier, the army said on Wednesday.
The stone removed from former sergeant Canistus Coonge weighed 801g, more than five times the weight of an average male kidney, the army said.
Coonge’s kidney stone measured 13.37cm long, compared with an average kidney which is about 10cm to 12cm long.
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“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 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.”
The Sri Lankan case surpassed the largest kidney deposit previously recorded of 620g from a patient in Pakistan in 2008, according to Guinness World Records.
Officials announced the finding on Wednesday after Guinness World Records recognized it.
“The most important thing for us is that the kidney is functioning normally despite this stone,” Sri Lankan army surgeon K. Sutharshan said.
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