California surgeons perform first ever bladder transplant

Surgeons in California have performed the first ever human bladder transplant — and the recipient is now off dialysis after a procedure that could revolutionize treatment for people whose own organ has been damaged by illness or is malformed, the University of California announced Sunday. Urologic transplant surgeon Dr. Nima Nassiri, who leads the UCLA Vascularized Composite Bladder Allograft Transplant Program, and Dr. Inderbir Gill, founding executive director of USC Urology, performed the surgery on May 4 at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, UCLA said in a statement. The patient...