The answer is yes, and that is because experts from Sir Ganga Ram HospitalHospitals in New Delhi, India, reported last Monday the removal of a nearly eight-kilogram kidney from a patient. Specifically, it was a 7,4-kilogram kidney, and they explained that it is one of the largest ever removed from a living patient.
What's surprising about the news is that the kidneys An adult's kidney measures about twelve centimeters in length and weighs at most 150 grams. Specifically, this unusual kidney measured 45 centimeters and, according to spokespeople, occupied a large part of the patient's abdomen.
The surgical intervention, performed on the 56-year-old patient, lasted two hours and the patient is stable and awaiting a kidney transplant.
Finally, this abnormal kidney growth was due to a polycystic disease dominant type, hereditary pathology that causes numerous cysts to form in the kidney.
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ICUA Team
