Heller esophagomyotomy (myotomy operation) — Hel·ler (esophagomyotomy (myotomy, operation) (helґər) [Ernst Heller, German surgeon, 1877–1964] esophagocardiomyotomy … Medical dictionary
Heller esophagomyotomy — esophagocardiomyotomy … Medical dictionary
Operation — Although there are many meanings to the word operation , in medicine it refers to a surgical procedure. To put matters more formally, an operation is an act or series of acts performed upon the body with the hand alone or by means of an… … Medical dictionary
cardiomyotomy — SYN: esophagomyotomy. [cardio (2) + G. mys, muscle, + tome, cutting] * * * n. see achalasia, myotomy * * * car·dio·my·ot·o·my (kahr″de o mi otґə me) [cardio (1) + myo + tomy] esophagocardiomyotomy … Medical dictionary
esophagogastromyotomy — SYN: esophagomyotomy. * * * esoph·a·go·gas·tro·my·ot·o·my (ə sof ə go gas″tro mi otґə me) esophagocardiomyotomy … Medical dictionary
myotomy — 1. Anatomy or dissection of the muscles. 2. Surgical division of a muscle. [myo + G. tome, excision] cricopharyngeal m. division of the cephalad portion of the cricopharyngeus … Medical dictionary
oersted — A unit of magnetic field intensity; the magnetic field intensity that exerts a force of 1 dyne on a unit magnetic pole; equal to (1000/4π) A m−1. [Hans Christian O., Danish physicist, 1777–1851] … Medical dictionary
esophagocardiomyotomy — esoph·a·go·car·dio·my·ot·o·my (ə sof″ə go kahr″de o mi otґə me) incision of the muscular coats of the esophagus and cardiac part of the stomach for relief of esophageal achalasia. The original procedure involved a… … Medical dictionary
Livaidatis circular myotomy — a surgical treatment for esophageal atresia consisting of anastomosis of the upper and lower pouches and lengthening of the upper pouch by circumferential esophagomyotomy … Medical dictionary
