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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/
(Score: 2) by stormwyrm on Tuesday April 24 2018, @01:49PM
There was that case in South Africa reported a few years back [soylentnews.org]. Seems that operation was very successful, as he seems to have regained full function, even to sexual activity. In this story though it kinda looks like the patient lost quite a bit more than just his dick. It also mentions that they didn't also transplant the testicles. I wonder why. Is it because he still had viable testicles, or were there other concerns? Hopefully the poor guy gets at least as much back as that fellow in South Africa did. The article is still a bit thin on details, I guess because the transplant just happened and he's still under observation.
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