16-6-2023 (COLOMBO) The Sri Lankan military revealed on Wednesday (14th) that surgeons successfully extracted a kidney stone weighing a staggering 801 grams from a 62-year-old retired veteran. This stone has now been officially certified by the Guinness World Records as the “largest kidney stone” ever recorded.
According to AFP, a statement from the Sri Lankan military stated, “A major surgery was conducted on June 1st at the Colombo Army Hospital to remove the largest and heaviest kidney stone in the world.”
Surgeons in Sri Lanka have removed the largest AND heaviest kidney stone ever recorded.
It was 13.37 cm (5.26 in) in length and 10.55 cm (4.15 in) wide. It weighed 800 grams (1.76 lb) – the same as five baseballs.
The patient is recovering well. pic.twitter.com/w87unNvoZJ
— Guinness World Records (@GWR) June 15, 2023
The Sri Lankan military indicated that the stone extracted from the veteran, named Kangi, measured a remarkable 13.37 centimeters in length and weighed 801 grams, more than five times the average weight of a male kidney.
The Guinness World Records organization confirmed that this kidney stone’s weight surpasses the previous record set in 2008 by a Pakistani patient with a stone weighing 620 grams.
Relieved of this serious ailment, Kangi told local Sri Lankan television station Swarnavahini that he had been experiencing abdominal pain since 2020, and despite taking medication, his condition did not improve. He said, “After a recent scan, I was informed that surgery was necessary. I now feel everything is back to normal.”
