美國完成首例陰莖移植手術 醫生對恢復功能態度樂觀

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.

美國一家醫院上週一宣佈，該醫院完成了美國首例陰莖移植手術，患者之前因癌症移除了陰莖。

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.

美國波士頓麻省綜合醫院發表聲明稱，本月初患者接受了15個小時手術，該手術包括移植複雜的毛細血管和捐獻者的神經結構，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.

院方在聲明說道：“來自麻州哈利法克斯市的64歲患者曼寧恢復狀況保持良好，捐贈器官已確定恢復血流，沒有出血、排斥或感染的跡象。”

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.

陰莖移植手術由Curtis Cetrulo和Dicken Ko兩位醫生負責執行，他們對曼寧能恢復2012年喪失的功能持謹慎樂觀的態度。在2012年時，陰莖癌的診斷不得不使他移除了陰莖。”

Due to confidentiality, the identity of the deceased donor will not be released.

由於涉及隱私，過世捐贈者的身份並沒有公開。

"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.

麻省綜合醫院整形和移植專科醫生Cetrulo表示：“我們希望通過陰莖移植手術，爲那些因爲經歷陰莖傷害而絕望的患者減輕痛苦。”

"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."

“這次有理論依據的案例將會形成方案，未來將幫助那些因爲癌症、創傷和感染受到傷害的患者，” 麻省綜合醫院泌尿生殖科醫生Ko說道，“能夠幫助那些長期默默承受生殖器受損的患者，我們很是高興。”

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."

患者曼寧則在一則聲明中表示：“今天我的人生開啓了充滿希望的新篇章，我希望其他生殖器受損的患者，尤其是因戰事導致陰莖喪失或受損的官兵能夠接受移植。”

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.

世界上第一例陰莖移植手術於2005年中國進行，但是手術並沒成功，患者由於心理排斥，在移植後的幾周後要求摘除生殖器。第二例陰莖移植手術在南非進行，患者由於包皮環切手術失敗而切除生殖器。據報道，該移植手術很成功，那名患者最近還當上了父親。