Male Reproductive medical and surgical procedures

Question 1

Surgical removal of the foreskin or prepuce of the penis; usually performed on a male infant

Answer 1

circumcision

Question 2

Surgical procedure to relieve obstruction caused by benign prostatic hyperplasia (excessive overgrowth of normal tissue) by insertion of a resectoscope into the penis and through the urethra to “chip away” at prostatic tissue and flush out chips using an irrigating solution

Answer 2

transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP)