Removing 276 Stones from the Bladder of a Patient in Shariati Hospital in an Unprecedented Surgery

 In an unprecedented surgery, 276 stones were removed from the bladder of a patient in Shariati hospital affiliated to Mashhad University of Medical Sciences.

According to WEBDA, the administrator of Shariati Hospital stated that the surgery was successfully performed by Dr. Ali Akbar Ilati, Urology Specialist and Surgeon, on a 76-year-old man with voiding dysfunction.

Doctor Alireza Mahmoudi Qaraee pointed out that in diagnostic measures on this patient, it was found that the patient had bladder stones and has developed voiding dysfunction and prostate problems for two years.

He stated that the patient underwent the Prostatectomy Surgery, and 276 stones of different sizes were removed from the patient’s bladder.

The administrator of Shariati Hospital stated that the patient was discharged from this center after the treatment process under optimal conditions.

It is worth mentioning that Dr. Ali Shariati Hospital is one of the medical centers affiliated to Mashhad University of Medical Sciences in which Open-heart Surgery, Angiography and Angioplasty, Obstetrics and Gynecology and other surgeries are provided with governmental tariff.