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The bladder is a hollow, muscular, balloon-shaped organ. Urine flows out of the bladder, and leaves the body through a tube called the urethra.

The bladder end of the catheter has a balloon filled with water to help keep it in place. At the other end, outside your body, a drainage bag collects your urine.

The balloon is supposed to be inflated when the tip of the catheter is safely inserted into the bladder. Inflating the balloon in the urethra is very dangerous. Advertisement.