While his bladder stone was large, it is by no means the biggest ever recorded. In 2003, Brazilian man Pedro Assaf Jr had a bladder stone weighing 1.9kg (4.1lbs) removed.

IN A community hospital of 290 beds, the surgery of gall-bladder disease and its sequelae is common. ... Small stones were found in the gall bladder; the common duct was not explored.

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has a "great" clinical outlook after scheduled surgery on Friday morning to remove a bladder stone, according to a statement issued by his press office and signed ...

- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro underwent an operation to remove a bladder stone Friday, the government said, the latest in a series of health issues for the far-right leader.Bolsonaro, 65, WORLD ...