His family took him to the loca hospital along with his severed member in a plastic bag inside an icebox, before moving him to HCMC’s Cho Ray Hospital.

It took doctors more than two hours to reconnect the arteries, veins, nerves and other tiny parts of his penis.

“The severed organ has shown signs of revival after the reattachment,” said Dr. Duong Quang Vu, the main surgeon. “However, it will take a couple days more to ascertain (the extent of recovery).”

“Operating within six hours from the time the penis has been separated from its owner would ensure the operation’s success. But this is a 13-hour case,” he added.

Reported by Thanh Tung