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A U.S. hospital said Monday it has performed the nation's first penis transplant on a man whose penis was removed due to cancer.
美国一家医院上周一宣布，该医院完成了美国首例阴茎移植手术，患者之前因癌症移除了阴茎。
Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) said in a statement that the 15-hour operation took place earlier this month and involved surgically grafting the complex microscopic vascular and neural structures of a donor organ onto the comparable structures of the recipient.
美国波士顿麻省综合医院发表声明称，本月初患者接受了15个小时手术，该手术包括移植复杂的毛细血管和捐献者的神经结构，以和患者吻合。
"The patient, Thomas Manning, 64, of Halifax, Mass, continues to recover well, with blood flow established to the donor organ and no signs of bleeding, rejection or infection," said the hospital statement.
院方在声明说道：“来自麻州哈利法克斯市的64岁患者曼宁恢复状况保持良好，捐赠器官已确定恢复血流，没有出血、排斥或感染的迹象。”
Surgeons who performed the transplant, led by Curtis Cetrulo and Dicken Ko, however, are cautiously optimistic Manning will regain function that he lost in 2012 when a diagnosis of penile cancer led to an amputation of the penis.
阴茎移植手术由Curtis Cetrulo和Dicken Ko两位医生负责执行，他们对曼宁能恢复2012年丧失的功能持谨慎乐观的态度。在2012年时，阴茎癌的诊断不得不使他移除了阴茎。”
Due to confidentiality, the identity of the deceased donor will not be released.
由于涉及隐私，过世捐赠者的身份并没有公开。
"We are hopeful that these reconstructive techniques will allow us to alleviate the suffering and despair of those who have experienced devastating genitourinary injuries and are often so despondent they consider taking their own lives," said Cetrulo, of the MGH Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and the Transplant Center.
麻省综合医院整形和移植专科医生Cetrulo表示：“我们希望通过阴茎移植手术，为那些因为经历阴茎伤害而绝望的患者减轻痛苦。”
"These proof-of-principle cases will help establish the techniques used in this procedure and will forge the path to future treatment of patients with significant pelvic and genitourinary tissue loss related to cancer, trauma or infection," added Ko, who directed the MGH Urology Regional Program. "We are delighted to have taken the first steps to help those patients who have suffered silently for far too long."
“这次有理论依据的案例将会形成方案，未来将帮助那些因为癌症、创伤和感染受到伤害的患者，” 麻省综合医院泌尿生殖科医生Ko说道，“能够帮助那些长期默默承受生殖器受损的患者，我们很是高兴。”
Manning, the patient, issued a statement, saying: "Today I begin a new chapter filled with personal hope and hope for others who have suffered genital injuries, particularly for our service members who put their lives on the line and suffer serious damage as a result."
患者曼宁则在一则声明中表示：“今天我的人生开启了充满希望的新篇章，我希望其他生殖器受损的患者，尤其是因战事导致阴茎丧失或受损的官兵能够接受移植。”
The world's first penis transplant was performed on a Chinese patient in 2005. Unfortunately, the patient reportedly asked for the organ to be removed after only a few weeks because of apparent psychological rejection. The second such transplant was conducted on a South African man whose penis had been amputated because of a botched circumcision. This operation was reportedly a success and the recipient was said to recently become a father.
世界上第一例阴茎移植手术于2005年中国进行，但是手术并没成功，患者由于心理排斥，在移植后的几周后要求摘除生殖器。第二例阴茎移植手术在南非进行，患者由于包皮环切手术失败而切除生殖器。据报道，该移植手术很成功，那名患者最近还当上了父亲。
