Veterinarians at Kasetsart University in Thailand removed a 1.7 kilogram gallstone from a 50-year-old female elephant. The only other known gallstone surgery on an elephant involved removal of 162 gallstones weighing a combined 8 kilograms from a 45-year-old male elephant, says associate professor Nikorn Thongthip.
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