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Johns Hopkins Performs the First Total Penis and Scrotum Transplant

posted by chromas on Tuesday April 24 2018, @03:16AM   Printer-friendly
from the ♫detachable-penis♫ dept.

Fnord666 writes:

The first US penis transplant was successfully performed in 2016. Last year, a uterus transplant recipient gave birth for the first time in the US, too. Now, doctors at Johns Hopkins University have successfully transplanted an entire penis and scrotum to a young serviceman who sustained injuries in Afghanistan resulting in the loss of his genitals.

"We are hopeful that this transplant will help restore near-normal urinary and sexual functions for this young man," said Johns Hopkins' W.P. Andrew Lee, M.D. in a statement. Nine plastic surgeons and two urological specialists took 14 hours to transplant a deceased donor's entire penis and scrotum (minus testicles), along with a partial abdominal wall, to the young man, who wishes to remain anonymous.

Source: https://www.engadget.com/2018/04/23/johns-hopkins-penis-scrotum-transplant/

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  • (Score: 5, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 24 2018, @10:02AM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 24 2018, @10:02AM (#671097)

    In 2016 someone successfully transplanted an entire penis and scrotum into the White House.

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  • (Score: 5, Funny) by takyon on Tuesday April 24 2018, @01:01PM

    by takyon (881) <takyonNO@SPAMsoylentnews.org> on Tuesday April 24 2018, @01:01PM (#671132) Journal

    There is a chance that the organs(s) may be rejected in a process known as impeachment.

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  • (Score: 2) by Rivenaleem on Tuesday April 24 2018, @02:36PM

    by Rivenaleem (3400) on Tuesday April 24 2018, @02:36PM (#671172)

    And there were no testicles included in that transplant either.