Johns Hopkins performs first total penis and scrotum transplant in the world

(Johns Hopkins Medicine) 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. Now, the Johns Hopkins reconstructive surgery team that performed the country's first bilateral arm transplant in a wounded warrior has successfully performed the first total penis and scrotum transplant in the world.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news