英バーミンガムの外科医が、切断されてから23時間も経過した男性器の再結合に成功。史上初の快挙だとして注目を集めている。
・手術を受けたのは、妄想型統合失調症の病歴を持つ34歳男性
・自殺を試みた彼はナイフで首や腹部を刺し、自分の性器を切断。その15時間後に発見され、バーミンガム市内の病院に搬送された
・男性器の手術は切断後、実に23時間経過してから行われたのだが奇跡的に結合した
Groundbreaking Surgery Sees Man's Penis Successfully Reattached Almost A Day After Complete Amputation
Surgeons in the UK have successfully reattached a man's penis 23 hours after it was cut off, the first time such a feat has been achieved after this long a duration.
A 34-year-old man with a history of paranoid schizophrenia was admitted to hospital following a psychotic episode, doctors write in BMJ Case Reports. During a suicide attempt he had sustained stab wounds to his neck and abdomen, and had amputated his penis with a clean knife. He was found unconscious and taken to hospital, while his penis was put on ice and taken in the ambulance with him.
