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cardiomyotomy (Heller's cardiomyotomy)

Indications: - achalasia of the gastric cardia (Heller's Cardiomyotomy) Notes: - myotomy performed for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy would seem linguistically cardiomyopathy, but this seems not the common usage of the term

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cardiac surgery (heart surgery) myotomy

References

  1. Kennedy R, Menezes C, Ahmad J, Kennedy JA. Laparoscopic cardiomyotomy for achalasia: A single unit study. Ulster Med J. 2010 Jan;79(1):16-9. PMID: 20844726 Free PMC Article