According to researcher Anne Robertson, the bladder is not considered a particularly glamorous organ, despite hosting many of ...

Urine for a breakthrough — in a true medical milestone, UCLA surgeons completed the world’s first in-human bladder transplant. Dr. Nima Nassiri, a urologic transplant surgeon and director of the UCLA ...

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 most obvious home function we associate with the bladder is plumbing. But transplanting a bladder is much more complex than reconnecting a replacement to existing pipes. It also requires attaching ...

The first successful human bladder transplant could offer hope for people with bladder problems. On May 4, 2025, Oscar Larrainzar, 41, became the first human to successfully receive a bladder ...

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 ...

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 ...

UCLA and USC surgeons performed the world’s first in-human bladder transplant this month, and now, thanks to them, the patient can produce urine for the first time in seven years. Officials announced ...

Two surgeons in Los Angeles performed the first ever in-human bladder transplant. It's a procedure that could bring hope to countless patients. Two surgeons in Los Angeles performed the first ever ...