Doctors remove 3.1kg stone from man's bladder and claim record
The procedure was carried out last week at a hospital in Trincomalee, in the east of the country.The 55-year-old patient had been admitted to hospital after suffering a stroke. Small bladder stones, sized like grains of sand, can pass on their own. But stones bigger than 1cm often block urine flow and require medical intervention.
- ▪The procedure was carried out last week at a hospital in Trincomalee, in the east of the country.The 55-year-old patient had been admitted to hospital after suffering a stroke.
- ▪Small bladder stones, sized like grains of sand, can pass on their own.
- ▪But stones bigger than 1cm often block urine flow and require medical intervention.
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Doctors remove 3.1kg stone from man's bladder and claim recordImage source, Trincomalee General HospitalImage caption, Doctors in Sri Lanka have removed a giant bladder stone that weighs as much as a newborn childByBBC Sinhala and Koh EwePublished49 minutes agoDoctors in Sri Lanka have removed a 3.1kg (6.8lb) bladder stone from a man - which they believe to be the largest of its kind on record. The procedure was carried out last week at a hospital in Trincomalee, in the east of the country.The 55-year-old patient had been admitted to hospital after suffering a stroke.
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