In the US for the first time in the world successfully transplanted penis and scrotum

24 April 2018, 14:25 | Science
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In the US, Johns Hopkins University surgeons in Baltimore successfully transplanted the penis and scrotum for the first time in the world. The operation was done to a military man who was injured in an explosion in Afghanistan, Radio Liberty reports on Tuesday, April 24. According to the university, the operation was conducted on March 26, it lasted 14 hours. It is noted that surgeons used the penis, scrotum (without testicles) and part of the abdominal wall from the deceased donor. As stated in the university, the patient, who wished to remain anonymous, recovered after the operation.

He must be discharged from the hospital this week. "We hope that this transplantation will help restore the almost normal urinary and sexual function of this young man," said Dr. V. Andrew Lee, head of the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Earlier it was reported that China had the first successful head transplantation on the corpse. News from Telegram. Subscribe to our channel https: // t. me / korrespondentnet Author: 1.




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