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Vietnam's first penis transplant

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Vietnam expands transplant program with Vietnam's first penis graft transplant

The July‑2026 July 2026 donation series that began with a 49‑year‑old motorist’s brain‑death and yielded heart, liver, kidney and cornea transplants progressed to a landmark urogenital procedure. On 29 July 2026, Viet Duc Friendship Hospital in Hanoi completed Vietnam’s first penis transplant using tissue from a brain‑dead donor. The multidisciplinary team 43‑year‑old recipient, who had undergone a partial penectomy four years earlier that left a short residual segment affecting sexual function and quality of life, received a fully reconstructed the organ that included urethra, corpus spongiosum and corpora cavernosa cavernosa. A multidisciplinary team of transplant surgeons, andrologists, microsurgeons, anesthesiologists, intensive‑care specialists, immunologists and pathologists performed microsurgical anastomoses of tiny arteries, veins and nerves. Early postoperative monitoring confirmed showed stable vital signs, good graft blood flow, normal colour and temperature, and no signs of necrosis or thrombosis. The 43‑year‑old recipient patient remains clinically stable on anti‑rejection therapy, with long‑term follow‑up planned for to assess sensation, erectile function and urinary health. The This case places Vietnam among only five nations with documented penis transplants, underscoring the nation’s country’s expanding capacity for complex reconstructive transplantation and the critical role of family consent in alleviating organ shortages.

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  1. 2026-07-30 07:48 UTC Vietnam's first penis transplant
  2. 2026-07-30 06:58 UTC Vietnam expands transplant program with first penis graft
  3. 2026-07-30 06:41 UTC Organ donation in Vietnam expands to rare transplants
  4. 2026-07-30 06:27 UTC Organ donation in Vietnam expands to rare transplants
  5. 2026-07-29 05:32 UTC Organ donation in Vietnam expands to rare transplants

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