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 ...

The procedure could be life-changing for some people with debilitating conditions. Oscar Larrainzar, the recipient of the first-ever bladder transplant, waited to be discharged from the Ronald Reagan ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. UCLA and USC surgeons performed the world’s ...

Researchers at EPFL, Heidelberg University and Roche have built a human mini-bladder to show how urine composition weakens bladder tissue, helping infections recur even after antibiotics. The work was ...

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 ...

May 19 (UPI) --Surgeons in southern California successfully completed the world's first-ever human bladder transplant in what's being called a potentially "game-changing" new surgical method for ...

Surgeons from Keck Medicine of USC and UCLA Health have performed the world's first-in-human bladder transplant. The surgery was successfully completed at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on May 4, ...

Animated Z-stack showing a volume of a differentiated mini-bladder stained with phalloidin (orange) and DAPI (cyan). Credit: Paduthol et al ...

Historic surgery, the result of years of research at Keck Medicine of USC and UCLA Health, opens the door for improved treatment of non-functioning bladders “This surgery is a historic moment in ...