Transplant MedicineConfirmed
The First Bladder Transplant Patient Is Thriving One Year Later
UCLA's one-year update moves the first bladder transplant from surgical headline to early durability signal, while still keeping it firmly in first-in-human territory.
Why now
The one-year outcome and Lancet publication turn the first bladder transplant from a stunning surgical event into an early durability and complication-learning story.
- Overclaim risk
- high
- Primary source
- Official
- Published
- Jun 27, 2026