Huge stone removed from Vietnamese man’s bladder
A gigantic cystolith weighing 1.5kg has been removed from the bladder of a 51-year-old man who suffered from the stone for over 10 years, doctors in the southern city of Can Tho said.
N.V.B., of Binh Thuy District, was admitted to the Can Tho General Hospital on May 26 for bladder problems that caused him to experience hard urination and pain around his hypogastric region.
After medical examinations, doctors found a 15cm long and 6cm wide stone occupying the man’s bladder.
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| The 1.5kg stone removed from a 51-year-old N.V.B. in Can Tho City on May 26, 2016 |
The large size and potential threats to the patient prompted the doctors to conduct an open bladder surgery and remove the stone.
Doctor Le Phuoc Loc from the surgical urology department said that the stone was successfully removed from B.’s bladder and the man recovered quickly after the operation.
Currently, B. is being kept in the hospital for observation and further treatment, Dr. Loc added.
B. says he has found it hard to urinate for over 10 years but chosen to avoid going to the local hospitals for diagnosis until the problem recently worsened, doctors said.
