Surgery
Doctors report success in penis transplant for injured veteran
Short of death, it is perhaps the combat injury most feared by servicemen who have deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan: a blast that robs him of his genitals.
Nov 7, 2019
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Cardiology
The world's first organ transplants
Fifty years after the first heart transplant in South Africa, here is look back over the history of human organ transplants.
Nov 30, 2017
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South African team performs second successful penis transplant
A team from Stellenbosch University (SU) and the Tygerberg Academic Hospital has recently performed a second penis transplant, making it the first medical centre in the world to successfully perform this procedure twice.
May 22, 2017
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Penis operation highlights past, future of organ transplants
Add one remarkable case to the 30,000-plus organ transplants expected to be performed nationwide this year: A cancer patient who received a donor penis.
May 16, 2016
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1st US penis transplant could raise hope for maimed soldiers
A 64-year-old cancer patient has received the nation's first penis transplant, a groundbreaking operation that may also help accident victims and some of the many U.S. veterans maimed by roadside bombs.
May 16, 2016
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Cancer patient receives first penis transplant in US (Update)
A 64-year-old cancer patient has received the first penis transplant in the U.S. and is recovering well from the delicate surgery, doctors said Monday.
May 16, 2016
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Doctors set for first penis implant in US
Johns Hopkins University doctors are preparing for what would be the first US penis transplant, a procedure that could potentially help hundreds of wounded veterans.
Dec 7, 2015
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Health
S.African man with penis transplant to become father
A South African man who received the world's first successful penis transplant is to become a father just months after undergoing surgery, his doctor said Friday.
Jun 12, 2015
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Surgery
World's first successful penis transplant performed in S. Africa (Update)
South African doctors announced Friday that they had performed the world's first successful penis transplant, three months after the ground-breaking operation.
Mar 13, 2015
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