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Man lives years with child-sized bladder stone
Doctors at Trincomalee General Hospital in Sri Lanka successfully removed a giant stone from the bladder of a 55-year-old man. The stone weighed approximately 3.1 kilograms and measured around 17 centimeters in length, possibly making it the largest documented stone ever surgically recorded, according to available records. The stone developed over a period of 5 to 10 years, often without noticeable symptoms. It forms when minerals in the urine crystallize, leading to the accumulation of solid masses. Despite its large size, the natural elasticity and stretching capacity of the bladder prevented immediate serious health impacts on the patient. It is believed that the stone gradually formed over time, with the possibility that it exceeds the previous record— a bladder stone weighing 1.9 kilograms from Brazil— although this record has not yet been officially recognized.
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