World's first penis and scrotum transplant

[Slater]

Damn, I guess that's good news for the soldier involved but the mental and emotional trauma must last for a while:

"A team of US doctors has successfully carried out the world's first total transplant of a penis and scrotum.

Surgeons at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, performed the operation on a soldier who had been wounded by a bomb in Afghanistan.

They used a penis, scrotum and partial abdominal wall transplanted from a deceased donor.

They say the soldier should be able to regain sexual function, which is impossible with penis reconstructions.

The team of 11 surgeons performed the transplant over 14 hours on 26 March."



http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43873058

[Whiskey_Bravo]

Wow is all I can say. Modern medicine is crazy.

[26 Inf]

It sounds as the Soldier was pretty banged up. Fourteen hours is a long surgery, thankful that he was able to stand it and that there are folks that dedicated.

A lot of effort to give this Soldier a shot at a semi-normal life. I hope with this off his plate he is able to better recover from all his trauma - mental and physical.

[yoni]

So many questions?

Wow, forget space travel this could be big business.

[sgtrock82]

Im guessing "taking matters into your own hands" may now be a tad strange for this possibly very lucky individual.

Is that you john wayne?..is this me?

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[GH41]

Reminds me of an old joke. Guy gets in a car crash and a jagged piece of sheet metal slices his pecker off. He was in his late fifties and didn't miss it much but one day he saw an article in the newspaper about a doctor doing transplants. He made an appointment to talk to the doc. The doc was explaining how they re connected the nerves and blood vessels but decided showing the guy might help him understand. He leaves the room and comes back with one about 4-5 inches long. The guy thanked the doc for the explanation but trying to not look ungrateful told him that the one he had was bigger. The doc left the room again and came back with one about 6-7 inches long and as thick as a fat sausage. The guy thanked the doc again but insisted the one he had was longer and thicker. The doc went back one more time and produced a penis that was 10-12 inches long and as big around as a beer can! The guy said... That's it doc but do you have one in white? I mean no disrespect for the injured soldier.

[Diamondback]

IIRC that means needing immunosuppressants, which means his military career's over... but if I gotta choose between career and a chance at starting a family it's "Sorry boss, YOU LOSE" every time.

[Doc Safari]

Too bad we probably won't hear about the long-term prognosis. I'm sure everyone wants to know if all the plumbing is going to work in the long run.

[WillBrink]

All jokes aside, I hope it works for the poor SOB. He's going to be on some nasty immuno suppressive drugs for the rest of his days and will be at much higher risk of cancers, etc.