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Sri Lankan Hospital Removes 3.1kg Bladder Stone, Claims Record

Surgeons at a hospital in Sri Lanka have successfully removed a 3.1kg stone from a man's bladder, claimed to be a record-sized stone.

Sri Lankan Hospital Removes 3.1kg Bladder Stone, Claims Record
Photo: Nevit Dilmen ( talk ) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

Doctors at Trincomalee General Hospital in Sri Lanka have removed a bladder stone weighing 3.1 kilograms from a male patient. The stone is reported to be the size of an ostrich egg.

Medical professionals believe this stone is the largest of its kind on record, marking a notable achievement for the hospital.

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