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Guinness Book: World’s Largest Kidney Stone Removed
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The 60-year-old complained of pain in the abdominal region. What the doctors then found must have surprised even him. After all, the patient has now made it into the Guinness Book.
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, doctors in Sri Lanka have removed the largest kidney stone to date. The stone was therefore 13.372 centimeters long. Doctors at the Colombo Army Hospital removed the stone, weighing 801 grams, a good two weeks ago, the Sri Lankan army said.
The patient, in his 60s, a former soldier, spoke to local reporters and said he was fine several days after the operation. He recently had a medical examination for pain in the abdominal region.
Kidney stones are deposits that form from insoluble substances in the urine. They can cause severe pain.