Home / News / World News / Article / US doctors perform world's first penile, scrotum transplant

US doctors perform world's first penile, scrotum transplant

The war veteran said after the surgery: "It's a real mind-boggling injury to suffer; it is not an easy one to accept

Listen to this article :

Representational picture

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.

Trending Stories

Latest Photoscta-pos

Latest VideosView All

Latest Web StoriesView All

Mid-Day FastView All

Advertisement