Doctors Perform World’s First Successful Penis And Scrotum Transplant On US Veteran!

A team of reconstructive surgeons at Johns Hopkins Hospital has performed the world’s first penis and scrotum transplant to repair a US military veteran’s battle wounds sustained in Afghanistan. Better yet, it’s likely the patient will regain both urinary and sexual function.

“We are hopeful that this transplant will help restore near-normal urinary and sexual functions for this young man,” said Professor W. P. Andrew Lee in a statement.

Nine plastic surgeons and two urological surgeons performed the 14-hour surgery on March 26, transplanting the entire penis, scrotum (without testicles), and partial abdominal wall from a deceased donor. Surgeons also connected three arteries, four veins, and two nerves to provide blood flow and sensation, reports USA Today.
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