Which of the following statement(s) is/are true concerning benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH)?
A. Prostatic size has no consistent relationship to urethral obstruction
B. Renal failure secondary to obstructive uropathy occurs as bladder pressure rises and is eventually transmitted proximally to the renal pelvis
C. Hormonal treatment for BPH involves treatment with a 5 a-reductase inhibitor which blocks the conversion of testosterone to the dihydrotestosterone
D. Intermittent catheterization, although a temporizing measure, is not an effective treatment for relief of symptoms of BPH
Answer:A
Which of the following statement(s) is/are true concerning benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH)?
A. Prostatic size has no consistent relationship to urethral obstruction B. Renal failure secondary to obstructive uropathy occurs as bladder pressure rises and is eventually transmitted proximally to the renal pelvis C. Hormonal treatment for BPH involves treatment with a 5 a-reductase inhibitor which blocks the conversion of testosterone to the dihydrotestosterone D. Intermittent catheterization, although a temporizing measure, is not an effective treatment for relief of symptoms of BPH