US veteran who survived blast in Afghanistan receives first penis and scrotum transplant

• A surgical team at the Johns Hopkins University performed the first penis and scrotum transplant on a US veteran. 
• The veteran, who preferred to remain anonymous, was injured by an IED blast in a Afghanistan a few years. 
• “When I first woke up, I felt finally more normal," the veteran said. 

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A Baltimore hospital says a wounded U.S. veteran has received the world's most extensive penis transplant.

Doctors at Johns Hopkins University say the transplant included the scrotum and part of the abdominal wall. They say the patient had the highly experimental transplant last month in a 14-hour operation, and the patient is recovering well and expected to leave the hospital later this week.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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