08-07-2006, 10:54 AM
A previously healthy 63-year-old man comes to the physician because of difficulty starting urination, decreased force and size of the urine stream and dribbling when he tries to stop urinating. Cystoscopy shows hyperthrophy and thichenning of the bladder wall, and dilation of the ureters. If untreated which of the following sequalae most likely?
A) renal papillary necrosis
B) retroperitoneal fibrosis
C) transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder
D) uretral diverticulum
E) urinary tract infection
A) renal papillary necrosis
B) retroperitoneal fibrosis
C) transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder
D) uretral diverticulum
E) urinary tract infection