penis transplantation

Indications

• amputation of penis
  • first successful penis transplant was performed in December 2012 on a 21-year-old patient whose own penis had to be amputated after a botched traditional circumcision
  • 1st case in U.S. in patient with partial penectomy due to penile cancer
  • soldier wounded by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan has received the world's first complete penis & scrotum transplant

Procedure

• organ from a deceased donor

Notes

• 250 penile amputations occur in South Africa each year due to ritual circumcision

More general terms

• organ transplantation