Doctors successfully remove 838 gallstones from patient's gallbladder

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Doctors at Fortis Hospital Shalimar Bagh, recently managed a highly unusual and complex case where a patient, suspected of having a cancerous tumour, was instead found with 838 stones in her gallbladder.After a correct diagnosis was reached, the

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3 Mar 2017 - General

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Marinelle Castro Chih Chiang Nieh Theekshana Abayawickrama I agree that it is even more remarkable that the surgeon counted all the stones of the patient's gallbladder. Knowing that this was a case of cholecystitis instead of cancer definitely ...

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Wow, this is quite a big number indeed. I agree with Chih Chiang Nieh that this patient and the surgical team will be mentioned in the Guinness book for world records. I wonder how long it took them to count these stones one by one! But I believe it was essential to do so to make sure all stones were removed successfully. This type of stones is usually formed in even numbers. If they had found 837, they would h...

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