Gurugram, May 22 -- In a rare reported case, doctors at Private hospital in Haryana's Gurugram have successfully removed as many as 8,125 gallstones from the abdomen of a 70-year-old man, bringing an end to years of chronic pain and discomfort.

The team, led by Dr Amit Javed, who is Senior Director of Gastrointestinal Oncology at Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurugram and Dr Narola Yanger, Principal Consultant for GI, GI Oncology, Minimal Access & Bariatric Surgery at Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurugram successfully performed a laparoscopic cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal) in an hour-long surgery, removed the gallstones from his abdomen, and relieved him from years of pain and suffering.

The surgery was completed in ...