Doctors in Nakuru remove 27 cm appendix, says it has broken world record

Dr Navin Raina a surgeon at Mediheal hospital Nakuru  displays a specimen of a 27cm appendix removed from a 16yr old girl at the Hospital. He says the discovery has conquered Guinness World Record. [PHOTO: KIPSANG JOSEPH/Standard]

Nakuru, Kenya: Doctors at the Mediheal Hospital in Nakuru on Sunday removed a 27 centimeter long appendix from a 16-year old girl's abdomen, the longest ever in the medical field ultimately breaking the World Guinness Book record.

Dr. Navin Raina who performed the surgery medically referred to as appendectomy, could not hide the shock either.