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Veteran Receives Penis Transplant To Repair War Wound

Doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital say 11 surgeons were involved in the 14-hour surgery in March. The patient, who requested anonymity, is expected to be released from the hospital this week
The Johns Hopkins surgical team (left to right) Richard Redett, Trinity Bivalacqua, Brandacher Gerald, Arthur "Bud" Burnett and Andrew Lee.

A team of surgeons says it has repaired the genitals of a serviceman severely injured by an explosion in Afghanistan. It's the first time a penis has been transplanted to treat a war wound.

Doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore say 11 surgeons were involved in the 14-hour surgery in March.

The patient, who requested anonymity, is expected to be released from the hospital later this week, said at a news conference announcing the surgery on Monday.

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