Is urinary catheterization required for life? How to take care of hygiene?

Question
Doctor! My father has bladder stones and urinary tract infections, two weeks ago his father was operated by doctors in Thai Binh province and placed a bladder drain through the pubic bone. My father is over 80 years old this year, treatment and walking are very difficult. I work far away, so I can't directly discuss with the doctor treating my father, so I want to ask a doctor for advice here. I would like to ask if the bladder drainage on the pubic bone will follow the patient for life or is it still possible to return to the original way of urination?
If the bladder has to be drained for life, how can the patient walk without problems?
How to clean and care for the patient so that the patient does not have any risks and live well every day?
I would like to thank the doctor.
Nguyen Cao Tuong (1989)
Reply
Hello, Tuong.
In the case of my father suffering from bladder stones and urinary tract infections, he had surgery to place a bladder drain on the pubic bone. It is possible that my father has prostate cancer causing urinary obstruction.
If my father still can't have lower diabetes in the future, he will put a catheter on the pubic bone for the rest of his life. This catheterization will not affect walking and walking comfortably. Patients wear bags to collect urine and change urine bags daily. The care of urinary catheters, especially changing catheters, you must go to a medical facility to perform to ensure sterility.
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BSCK I Nguyen Hung - Endocrinologist - Department of Medical Examination & Internal Medicine - Vinmec Danang International Hospital