Total Penis, Scrotum, and Lower Abdominal Wall Transplantation

This letter describes transplantation of the penis, scrotum, and lower abdominal wall in an injured veteran who had sustained traumatic penile loss from an explosion. It has been more than 1 year since the transplantation, and the patient has near-normal sexual function and major improvement in qual...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The New England journal of medicine 2019-11, Vol.381 (19), p.1876-1878
Hauptverfasser:	Redett, Richard J, Etra, Joanna W, Brandacher, Gerald, Burnett, Arthur L, Tuffaha, Sami H, Sacks, Justin M, Shores, Jaimie T, Bivalacqua, Trinity J, Bonawitz, Steven, Cooney, Carisa M, Coon, Devin, Pustavoitau, Aliaksei, Rizkalla, Nicole A, Jackson, Annette M, Javia, Vidhi, Fidder, Samuel A.J, Davis-Sproul, Janice, Brennan, Daniel C, Sander, Inbal B, Shoham, Shmuel, Sopko, Nikolai A, Lee, W.P. Andrew, Cooney, Damon S
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abdomen Abdominal Injuries - surgery Abdominal wall Abdominal Wall - surgery Adult Humans Image Processing, Computer-Assisted Male Penis Penis - blood supply Penis - injuries Penis - transplantation Reconstructive Surgical Procedures - methods Scrotum Scrotum - injuries Scrotum - transplantation Transplantation Transplants & implants Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation - methods Veins & arteries
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Zusammenfassung:	This letter describes transplantation of the penis, scrotum, and lower abdominal wall in an injured veteran who had sustained traumatic penile loss from an explosion. It has been more than 1 year since the transplantation, and the patient has near-normal sexual function and major improvement in quality-of-life measures.
ISSN:	0028-4793 1533-4406
DOI:	10.1056/NEJMc1907956