Summary The record was attained after months of verifying the data by the Guinness World Record
DUBAI (Web Desk) - Dubai Hospital’s Dr Fariborz Bagheri, Head of the Urology Department, has received a Guinness World Record for removing the world’s largest kidney from a 56-year-old Emirati man Ahmad Saeed.
The record was attained, after months of verifying the data by the Guinness World Record, which concluded that one of the kidneys removed, was in fact the largest in the world with the weight of 4.25kg and 34 × 17 cm in diameter.
Dr Bagheri who led the surgery, removed Mr Saeed’s two kidneys during a five-hour surgery on October 11, 2016 due to polycystic kidney disease.
He explained that while the Guiness World Record was obtained for a 4.25kg kidney, at the time of the surgery, the kidneys each weighed more than 6kgs totalling to 13kgs.
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Dr Fariborz Bagheri (L) and Ahmed Saeed Mohammed Omar (R)
However, due to insufficient evidence, the kidney was weighed again 3 months later by the Guinness World Record, following an anatomy, and it was found that they have shrinked to 4.25kg—due to it losing fluids from the anatomy.
Despite the shrinkage, it was found that one of the kidneys still broke the previous record of 2.14kg.
“We had recommended removal of the kidneys a few years ago, however due to potential complications of the operation, the patient was reluctant until his general health condition deteriorated with difficulty in walking and breathing due to severely enlarged abdomen. Eventually, in October 2016, the patient accepted to undergo the recommended operation,” Dr Bagheri said.
Dr Bagheri explained that while kidney removal surgeries are considered routine procedures in the urology field, the removal of kidneys of this size is extremely challenging and delicate.
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“By the Grace of Allah, and with an accomplished team-work in Dubai Hospital, the operation was performed successfully, and the patient gained his normal daily life. After the operation, when we weighed the kidneys, we noticed that it is the largest kidneys ever removed. Now, we are delighted to be recognized by Guinness World Records. This acknowledgement is not only impressive for the Urology Department at Dubai Hospital, but also for the DHA and its patients”, he added.
“I am back to normal, I can move, I can jump and I can run. No one believes that I have removed both kidneys. Before the surgery I had problems breathing because and even moving. I would like to thank Dubai Hospital’s staff for my life changing surgery,” said the patient Saeed.
He added that is planning on getting kidney transplantation in near future.
