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Surgeons perform unprecedented penis and scrotum transplant for wounded veteran

Surgeons at Johns Hopkins spent 14 hours transplanting a penis, scrotum, and portion of abdominal wall to a veteran who was wounded by an IED blast in Afghanistan. Board certified plastic surgeon Dr. David Cangello joined CBSN to discuss the first-of-its-kind operation and what the transplant recipient can expect moving forward.
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