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penis transplantation

Indications: - amputation of penis - first successful penis transplant was performed in December 2012 on a 21-year-old patient whose own penis had to be amputated after a botched traditional circumcision [1] - 1st case in U.S. in patient with partial penectomy due to penile cancer [2] - soldier wounded by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan has received the world's first complete penis & scrotum transplant [3] Procedure: - organ from a deceased donor Notes: - 250 penile amputations occur in South Africa each year due to ritual circumcision

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organ transplantation

References

  1. Stellenbosch University doctors perform first successful penile transplant in the world. http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=2328
  2. Massachusetts General Hospital News Release. May 16, 2016 First Genitourinary Vascularized Composite Allograft (Penile) Transplant in the Nation Performed at Massachusetts General Hospital. http://www.massgeneral.org/about/pressrelease.aspx?id=1937
  3. Simpson I Wounded Soldier Gets World's First Penis Transplant in U.S. Operation. Medscape - Apr 25, 2018. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/895679