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Penis and scrotum transplantation: a paradigm for penile deficiency?
Author(s) -
Hawksworth Dorota J,
Bivalacqua Trinity J
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
trends in urology and men's health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2044-3749
pISSN - 2044-3730
DOI - 10.1002/tre.662
Subject(s) - penis , scrotum , medicine , transplantation , surgery , general surgery
Complete loss of the penis is a devastating occurrence and, unfortunately, as a result of improvised explosive devices in military conflicts, added to accidents and infections, is not as rare as one would hope. In this article the authors report the amazing work of penis transplant teams around the world and, in particular, their work in Baltimore.