In a first, doctors at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in the US have successfully transplanted a penis and scrotum on a war veteran who had suffered injuries while deployed in Afghanistan.
In a 14-hour surgery done on March 26, nine plastic surgeons and two urology surgeons from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine transplanted an entire penis, scrotum (without testicles) and partial abdominal wall from a deceased donor on the war veteran, who wished to remain anonymous.
We are hopeful that this transplant will help restore near-normal urinary and sexual functions of this young man.W.P. Andrew Lee, Professor and Director of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Johns Hopkins University