Johns Hopkins Performs The World's First-Ever Penis and Scrotum Transplant

Johns Hopkins Performs The World's First-Ever Penis and Scrotum Transplant

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.

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Worlds First Total Penile and Scrotum Transplant

Watch this animation to learn how our surgeons performed a complete penile and scrotum transplant. In a 14-hour surgery, the entire penis, scrotum (without testicles) and partial abdominal wall of a deceased donor was transplanted to a veteran wounded in Afghanistan.

Penile Transplant Research Team

The penile transplant project is considered a clinical trial which has been made possible by our multidisciplinary team. Call us at 443-997-9466 to learn more about penile transplantation.

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