Anyone can have alopecia areata. It often begins in childhood. You have a slightly higher risk of having alopecia areata if a close family member has it. Your risk is even greater if your family member lost his or her first patch of hair before age 30.
A transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) is surgery to remove parts of the prostate gland through the penis. No incisions are needed. The surgeon reaches the prostate by putting an instrument into the end of the penis and through the urethra. This instrument, called a resectoscope, is about 12 inches long and .5 inch in diameter.
Your doctor may suggest an operation to take away some of the cancer so that you can pass urine more easily again. This operation is called a trans urethral resection of the prostate gland (TURP). It does not cure your cancer.But it can relieve symptoms. This operation is also often used for men who have a non cancerous (benign) swelling of the prostate gland called benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).our doctor may suggest an operation to take away some of the cancer so that you can pass urine more easily again. This operation is called a trans urethral resection of the prostate gland (TURP). It does not cure your cancer. But it can relieve symptoms.