John Hopkins University specialists agree in the judgment: it is the first time in the world.
We only know about him that he is a young veteran and his problem stemmed from an accident that occurred in 2010 in Afghanistan. He is the anonymous patient who received a complete transplant of penis, scrotum and lower abdominal tissues. And he is in excellent health: from the bulletins it seems that his new "graft" is also working properly.
“After penile transplant the patient has almost normal erections and the ability to achieve orgasm,” the researchers write.
The operation, which took place last March, gave the anonymous patient enormous benefits for his self-esteem: the transplant was the first in the world including not only the penis but all the surrounding tissues and systems.
“When I regained consciousness after the operation I felt like a reborn person, finally more serene,” he said in a release era.
Penis transplant
Sometimes such a transplant, needless to say, is not successful: the recipient's immune system does not accept the new organ and in some penis transplants, rejection crises force doctors to withdraw from the operation.
This does not seem the case, however. At Johns Hopkins University, doctors report that the patient's sexual function has returned to normal capacity, and that quality of life has improved markedly.
Almost a year later, they say about the man, we can proudly confirm it: the transplant had a triumphant outcome.
The research findings were published Tuesday in the New England Journal of Medicine.
“The patient reported a markedly positive change in self-perception. And in periodic interviews he expressed great satisfaction with the outcome of the penile reconstruction procedure and the positive impact on his personal future,” we read in the research.
(RI) let's start with the little things
The veteran quickly regained all his lost skills, starting with the use of his genitals for toilets. And optimistic statements about his love life are not relevant (expressed in a recent piece in The Guardian newspaper).
