In case you were wondering....
The largest and heaviest kidney stone ever recorded weighed 801 grams (1.76 pounds) and measured 13.372 centimeters (5.26 inches) long.
Record Details
Patient: Canistus Coonghe, a 62-year-old retired soldierLocation: Army Hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Date: June 1, 2023
Removal Method: Surgical operation (open pyelolithotomy)
Comparison: The grapefruit-sized stone weighed more than five times an average male kidney and was actually longer than the patient's physical kidney.
(Note: Giant stones of this magnitude cannot be passed naturally and require surgical extraction
Record Details
Patient: Canistus Coonghe, a 62-year-old retired soldierLocation: Army Hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Date: June 1, 2023
Removal Method: Surgical operation (open pyelolithotomy)
Comparison: The grapefruit-sized stone weighed more than five times an average male kidney and was actually longer than the patient's physical kidney.
(Note: Giant stones of this magnitude cannot be passed naturally and require surgical extraction
