Many soldiers returning from combat bear visible scars, or even lost limbs, caused by blasts from improvised explosive devices, or IEDs. However, some servicemen also return with debilitating hidden injuries — the loss of all or part of their genitals.
A soldier wounded by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan has received the world’s first complete penis and scrotum transplant, officials at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore said on Monday.
Apr 24, 2018 · The world’s first successful total penis and scrotum transplant was completed at Johns Hopkins Hospital on March 26, according to a …
Physicians at Johns Hopkins University college of Medicine have performed the first total penis and scrotum transplant in the world.
Apr 23, 2018 · A US combat veteran wounded by an IED is the recipient of a total penis and scrotum transplant performed by Johns Hopkins doctors during a …
Surgeons at Johns Hopkins University have carried out the first ever complete transplant of a penis and scrotum. The procedure is being hailed as a success, with the recipient now on the mend and the team optimistic that he will regain close to regular function of …
Apr 23, 2018 · A veteran who lost his genitals from a blast in Afghanistan has received the world’s most extensive penis transplant, and doctors said Monday he is recovering well and expected to leave the hospital this week.
Apr 23, 2018 · MONDAY, April 23, 2018 (HealthDay News) — The world’s first total penis and scrotum transplant was performed about a month ago on a U.S. veteran who was injured in Afghanistan, doctors say. “We are hopeful that this transplant will help restore near-normal urinary and sexual functions for this
May 17, 2016 · A man whose penis was removed because of cancer has received the first penis transplant in the United States, at Massachusetts General Hospital in …
A man who lost his genitals in a war injury has received the world’s first full penis and scrotum transplant. Surgeons at Baltimore’s John Hopkins University have rebuilt the veteran’s entire pelvic region from the parts of a deceased donor. It is hoped that the operation will give the injured man