세계 첫 성기이식 남아공 남성, "아버지 된다" First penile transplant recipient 'to become father'(VIDEO)

18살 할례 의식 때 잃어

The penile transplant operation lasted for about nine hours 

These boys are undergoing a 

circumcision ceremony in South Africa

source http://www.bbc.com

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세계 최초로 성기 이식 수술을 받았던 남아프리카공화국 남성이 아버지가 될 예정이라고 영국 BBC방송이 12일 보도했다. 방송은 올해 21살인 이 남성의 성기 이식 수술을 담당했던 외과의의 말을 인용, 남성의 여자친구가 현재 임신 4개월 상태라며 이같이 전했다. 18살 때 할례 의식을 잘못해 뿌리 부분 1㎝만 남겨놓고 성기를 잃었던 이 남성은 지난해 12월 남아공 스텔렌보쉬 대학과 타이거버그 병원 외과의들의 집도로 9시간여에 걸쳐 성기 이식 수술을 받았다. 담당의였던 안드레 판 데어 메르베 박사는 BBC에 "환자의 여자친구가 임신했다는 소식을 듣고 매우 기뻤다"면서 "이것이 바로 우리가 의도했던 것"이라고 말했다.  그는 "우리는 앞으로도 수술의 성공 여부를 지켜볼 것이며 그 후에 더 많은 이식 수술을 할 수도 있을 것"이라고 덧붙였다.  의사들은 매년 많은 남아공 청년들이 할례 과정에서 불구가 되거나 목숨을 잃기 때문에 다른 어느 곳보다도 남아공에서 성기 이식 수술이 긴요한 상황이라고 밝혔다.  (EPA=연합뉴스 자료사진) (서울=연합뉴스) 정열 기자 passion@yna.co.kr

The South African recipient of the world's first penile transplant 

is to become a father, a surgeon who performed the operation 

has told the BBC.

His girlfriend has reported that she is about four months' pregnant, and this showed that the "transplant worked", said Andre van der Merwe.  The 21-year-old recipient, whose identify is being protected, lost his penis in a botched circumcision. The operation took place in December.  Surgeons at Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital performed a nine-hour operation to attach a donated penis. Dr Van der Merwe said he was "very pleased" when he heard that the man's girlfriend was pregnant, and had not asked for a paternity test as there was no reason not to believe the couple.  Further transplants "This is what we intended, that he should be able to stand up and be able to urinate and have intercourse, so it is a milestone for him," Dr Van der Merwe told the BBC. He had not expected the man to be infertile, as he had an issue with his penis, not his testicles, the surgeon added. Dr Van der Merwe said the surgical team is yet to review the success of the operation, and may then carry out further transplants.  The boy had been left with just 1cm of his original penis as a result of the botched circumcision. He was 18 and sexually active at the time.    Andre van der Merwe was one of  the surgeons who carried out the  ground-breaking procedure  When attaching the donated penis, the surgical team used some of the techniques that had been developed to perform the first face transplants in order to connect the tiny blood vessels and nerves. There have been attempts at penis transplants before, including one in China.  Accounts suggested the operation went well, but the penis was later rejected. Doctors say South Africa has some of the greatest need for penis transplants in the world. Dozens, some say hundreds, of boys are maimed or die each year during traditional initiation ceremonies. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-33103294

 

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