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Bahraini man has 1.8 cm kidney stone removed in historic surgery

TDT | Manama              

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

King Hamad American Mission Hospital once again created history by treating a patient with an ectopic right pelvic kidney stone.

The 67-year-old Bahraini patient presented with right lower abdominal pain and blood in the urine for one year, with the pain increasing over the last month.

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He was seen at various hospitals in Bahrain and was advised conservative management due to the patient's abnormally placed right kidney in the pelvis and a renal pelvic stone measuring 1.8 cm.

The renal pelvic stone was removed with a pyelolithotomy Surgery through a small incision. The surgery was performed by Dr. Monish Cherian, with the surgery lasting only 30 minutes and the patient being discharged after 60 hours.

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Renal Ectopia with stones is rare, and as the stone is located in abnormally located kidneys, it poses a challenge to the urologist. This is the first reported case of an ectopic kidney with a stone treated successfully in Bahrain at the King Hamad American Mission Hospital.