Archive · 19 Aug 2026
Doctors Remove 3.1-Kilogram Bladder Stone From Patient
Doctors found a very large stone inside a patient’s bladder.
The stone was about 17 centimeters long and weighed 3.1 kilograms.
That is about as heavy as a newborn baby.
It was reportedly about the size of an ostrich egg.
The patient was already in the hospital after having a stroke.
Doctors noticed that he was having trouble urinating.
Tests showed that the trouble was caused by the stone.
A team led by Dr Pragaladhan Balakrishnan removed it during surgery.
Doctors said it could possibly be a record, but the article does not confirm that it is one.
Doctors removed a bladder stone weighing 3.1 kilograms and measuring 17 centimeters.
The stone was reportedly comparable in size to an ostrich egg and weighed roughly as much as a newborn baby.
Urologist Dr Pragaladhan Balakrishnan led the surgical team that removed it.
The patient was hospitalized while receiving treatment after suffering a stroke.
Doctors investigated after noticing the patient had difficulty urinating and found the stone lodged in his bladder.
- Who
- A hospitalized patient and a surgical team led by urologist Dr Pragaladhan Balakrishnan.
- What
- Doctors surgically removed a 3.1-kilogram, 17-centimeter bladder stone.
- When
- During the patient’s hospital stay; the article does not provide a specific date.
- Where
- Inside the patient’s urinary bladder; the hospital is not identified.
- Why
- Doctors investigated the patient’s difficulty urinating and discovered the unusually large stone.
- Stone weight
- 3.1 kilograms
- Stone size
- 17 centimeters
- Comparison
- Reportedly comparable in size to an ostrich egg
- Patient’s condition
- Receiving hospital treatment following a stroke
- Symptom noticed
- Difficulty urinating
- Location
- Urinary bladder
- Surgical lead
- Urologist Dr Pragaladhan Balakrishnan