Implementing a successful penile transplantation programme requires a multidisciplinary approach to overcome social, institutional, and patient-related obstacles. The literature in 2017 presents controversial ethical solutions, novel research models to evaluate immunosuppression, and long-term patient reports that help advance the field towards developing successful penile transplantation programmes.
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Campbell, J., Burnett, A. Moving towards successful penile transplantation programmes. Nat Rev Urol 15, 75–76 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrurol.2017.204
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