Treatment

Penis Transplantation

Surgical Procedure

Penis transplantation is a surgical procedure in which a penis is transplanted onto a patient. The organ may be an allograft taken from a human donor, or it may be grown artificially, though an artificially grown penis has not yet been transplanted onto a human patient.

Facts
Origin Year
2006 2
Invasiveness
Surgical 2
Classification
Status
Standard of Care 1
FAQs

When and where was the first penis transplant performed?

September 2006 at a military hospital in Guangzhou, China.

The first such procedure was performed in September 2006 at a military hospital in Guangzhou, China. The organ in a transplant may be an allograft taken from a human donor. An artificially grown penis has not yet been transplanted onto a human patient.
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1. Wikipedia
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  • Status: Standard of Care
2. Penis transplantation (Wikipedia)
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  • Penis Transplantation - Lead section
    Penis transplantation is a surgical transplant procedure in which a penis is transplanted to a patient.
  • Cases, 2006 allotransplant procedure section
    The first such procedure was performed in September 2006 at a military hospital in Guangzhou, China.
  • Lead
    Penis transplantation is a surgical transplant procedure in which a penis is transplanted to a patient.
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penis_transplantation, lead section
    Penis transplantation is a surgical transplant procedure in which a penis is transplanted to a patient.
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