World's first penis transplant

Doctors in China say they have successfully carried out the world's first penis transplant.

44-year-old accident victim was given the organ of a brain-dead patient half his age.

Surgeons who performed the procedure claim it was a success. The man was able to urinate through his new organ within 10 days.

But the team said the donated penis was removed after two weeks due to "a severe psychological problem with the recipient and his wife".

Although male sex organs have been re-attached before, it is the first time another man's penis has been grafted on.

During a complex 15-hour operation, docs stitched nerve fibres and blood vessels to the donated four-inch organ.

Tests showed it had a rich blood supply and after just 10 days, he was able to urinate without the use of a catheter, a report in the European Journal of Urology said.

Professor Andrew George, of Imperial College London, said: "It takes time for nerve sensations to kick in and it's not clear whether the patient would ever be able to have sex with it."