Mumbai hospital removes Worlds heaviest kidney tumour

Mumbai, October 06: Doctors at Sion hospital, Mumbai have made a Guinness World Record after successfully removing a kidney tumor weighing around 5.5 kg.

The operation was done on Munju Devi, a 28-year-old woman, who was diagnosed with a kidney tumor around three years back. The feat was achieved by a team of doctors under the guidance of Dr. Ajit Sawant, Head of Urology, Sion Hospital Mumbai.

The team of doctors was led by Dr Ajit Sawant, head of urology, who successfully removed a tumour from patient Manju Devi’s kidney.

Sawant has been living with the pain for three years.A CT scan revealed a gigantic tumour which has completely replaced her right kidney. Manju Sawant was not able to continue her life in the normal manner, as she struggled to do her daily chores.

"She had persistent pain on the right side and was passing urine in blood. The tumor 31cm by 19cm—was compressing the liver and pushing the vessels, intestines and the pancreas to the left half of the abdomen. She was referred to multiple hospitals over the past three years but the surgery was deferred because of the size of the tumour," stated a release from Sion Hospital.