A systematic review of the reported complications related to facial and upper extremity vascularized composite allotransplantation

D Milek, LT Reed, SR Echternacht… - Journal of Surgical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction Twenty three years after the first successful upper extremity transplantation, the
role of vascularized composite allotransplantation (VCA) in the world of transplantation …

Lessons learned from the first 15 years of penile transplantation and updates to the Baltimore Criteria

CD Lopez, AO Girard, IV Lake, BC Oh… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Since 2006, five penis transplants have been performed worldwide. Mixed outcomes have
been reported, and two of the five penile transplants have required explantation. However …

The Baltimore Criteria for an ethical approach to penile transplantation: a clinical guideline

LM Ngaage, A Elegbede, J Sugarman… - Transplant …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Significant advances and increasing acceptance of vascularized composite
allotransplantation (VCA) have contributed to emerging success of penile transplantation …

Genitourinary vascularized composite allotransplantation for gender affirmation in trans men: an anatomical feasibility study

S Cristofari, E Ramelli, YC Phan, CL Cetrulo Jr… - Journal of Plastic …, 2023 - Elsevier
Purpose Gender affirmation in trans men requires multiple staged procedures. The final
masculinizing step involves phalloplasty or metoidioplasty and further incorporation of …

Twenty years of abdominal wall allotransplantation: a systematic review of the short-and long-term outcomes

LT Reed, SR Echternacht… - Plastic and …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Background: Abdominal wall allotransplantation following intestinal and multivisceral
transplant procedures has proven to be successful in achieving adequate closure in patients …

Vascularized composite allotransplantation of the penis: current status and future perspectives

AO Girard, IV Lake, CD Lopez, R Kalsi… - International Journal of …, 2022 - nature.com
Given the multifunctional role of the penis in daily life, penile loss can be a physically and
emotionally devastating injury. Options to restore penile loss have traditionally relied on …

Abdominal wall transplantation: indications and outcomes

C Honeyman, R Dolan, H Stark, CA Fries… - Current Transplantation …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review This article aims to review published outcomes associated with
full-thickness vascularized abdominal wall transplantation, with particular emphasis on …

Living with someone else's penis: The lived experiences of two South African penile allograft recipients: A descriptive phenomenological study

A van der Merwe, Y Toefy, MR Moosa… - Annals of Medicine …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Background: In South Africa, penile loss is a recognised complication of ritual circumcision
which has a profoundly negative effect on these men's psyches and their everyday lives. The …

Penile transplantation: lessons learned and technical considerations

IV Lake, AO Girard, CD Lopez, DS Cooney… - Journal of …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: Penile vascularized composite allotransplantation is a powerful tool for penile
reconstruction. Traditional methods of reconstruction utilizing free tissue and prostheses …

Ethical considerations regarding penis transplantation surgery in transgender men—an empirical ethics study

KB de Haseth, AM Gehrels, G Widdershoven… - Sexual …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background The ongoing quest to surgically create the (nearly) ideal neophallus in
transgender men has led to the continuous development of transgender medicine and the …