BALTIMORE—The Johns Hopkins reconstructive surgery team performed the world’s first transplant of a penis and scrotum on a wounded soldier. “It is our hope that such a life-changing transplant will allow him to regain urinary and sexual function and lead a normal life,” said Dr. Richard Redett, an associate professor of plastic and reconstructive surgery at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Redett was part of a team of nine plastic surgeons and two urological surgeons who transplanted a deceased donor’s entire penis, scrotum and partial abdominal wall over the course of 14 hours on March 26. Some soldiers who lose lower limbs from mines and improvised explosive devices also experience loss of or damage to their genitals. He has recovered from the surgery and could be discharged from the hospital this week but remains on drugs to prevent rejection of the transplant.

Source: thestar April 23, 2018 22:30 UTC