The elimination of the world’s largest and heaviest kidney stone (calculus) via a serious surgical procedure, carried out on Thursday (June 01) by Sri Lanka Military medical doctors, has made its technique to the Guinness World Records.
Guide Urologist, Lieutenant Colonel Dr. Okay. Sutharshan, Head of Genito Urinary Unit on the Colombo Military Hospital took the lead within the surgical procedure along with Captain (Dr) W.P.S.C Pathirathna and Dr Thamasha Premathilaka.
Colonel Dr. U.A.L.D Perera and Colonel Dr. C.S Abeysinghe additionally contributed throughout the surgical procedure as Guide Anaesthetists.
The stone eliminated on Thursday on the Colombo Military Hospital is 13.372cm lengthy and weighs 801g.
Quickly after the surgical procedure, the eliminated stone (calculus) was proven to the Commander of the Military, Lieutenant Normal Vikum Liyanage on the Military Headquarters by the Director Normal Military Well being Providers, Main Normal P.A.C Fernando USP and Lieutenant Colonel Dr. Okay. Sutharshan, Head of Genito Urinary Unit on the Colombo Military Hospital who carried out the surgical procedure.
As per the prevailing Guinness World Information, the biggest kidney stone discovered on the earth (India in 2004) is 13cm and the heaviest kidney stone discovered (Pakistan in 2008) was 620g in weight.
