Transplant recipient Oscar Larrainzar is flanked by UCLA's Dr. Nima Nassiri (L) and USC's Dr. Inderbir Gill as they walked down a hallway at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, Calif.

LOS ANGELES — Surgeons in Southern California have performed the first human bladder transplant, introducing a new, potentially life-changing procedure for people with debilitating bladder conditions.

Surgeons from UCLA Health and Keck Medicine of USC have performed the world’s first-in-human bladder transplant. "Bladder transplantation has been Dr. Nassiri's principal academic focus since we ...

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A cancer survivor from West Covina was the recipient of the world's first in-human bladder transplant this month, thanks to a pair of Los Angeles doctors. Surgeons from Keck Medicine of USC and UCLA ...

LOS ANGELES, CA– In a groundbreaking achievement set to reshape the future of transplant medicine, Dr. Inderbir S. Gill has led the world’s first successful bladder transplant in a human being. The ...

A California cancer survivor was the recipient of the world's first in-human bladder transplant this month, thanks to a pair of Los Angeles doctors. Surgeons from Keck Medicine of USC and UCLA Health ...

"It’s the first time he has been able to pee in 7 years," said Dr Inderbir Gill from USC told The Times. "For all of us, this is huge." HealthDay News — Doctors in Southern California have performed ...

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