Fig. 2.

A Cross-section of the stomach corpus wall without balloon dilatation, tunica muscularis thickness (}). HE. B Cross-section of the stomach corpus wall following balloon dilatation with clearly increased tunica muscularis propria (}) versus without balloon dilatation. HE. C Cross-section of the stomach corpus wall without balloon dilatation with red-stained connective tissue proportion/fibrosis proliferation (arrows). Sirius Red. D Cross-section of the stomach corpus wall following balloon dilatation with red-stained connective tissue proportion/fibrosis proliferation (arrows) versus without balloon dilatation. Sirius Red. A–D Length of the lower edge of the image: 8 mm.