Over 5,000 gallstones removed from Kota man
KOTA: In a rare surgery, over 5,070 gallstones were removed from a 45-year-old man during a laparoscopic surgery in Kota.
Mohammad Shabbir from Ratlai was suffering from stomach ache for the past three years and was diagnosed with cholelithiasis (gallstones disease).
“Usually, between two and 100 gallstones are removed from the gall bladder during a surgery. But 5,070 gall stones is certainly uncommon,” said Dr Dinesh Jindal, who operated upon Shabbir.
He added, “The world record for the maximum number of gallstones recovered during a surgery belongs to an Indian surgeon named Dr ML Saha from West Bengal. He had recovered 11,950 gallstones.”
While it took only 30 minutes for the surgery, it took the hospital staff two hours to count the gallstones.
Talking about the weight of the gallstones, Dr Jindal said it did not matter as the stones are made of cholesterol and can float on water.
Gallstones are generally formed if the bile contains too much cholesterol, bilirubin, or not enough bile salts.
It is also caused by consumption of a high-fat diet, obesity, diabetes, hormonal changes, weight loss and dieting or can be hereditary.
Meanwhile, Shabbir, who was operated upon on February 28, is healthy and recovering from the surgery.
“I didn’t drink enough water, which the doctor says might be a reason for the disease,” he said.