Heller esophagomyotomy
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Heller esophagomyotomy (myotomy operation) — Hel·ler (esophagomyotomy (myotomy, operation) (helґər) [Ernst Heller, German surgeon, 1877–1964] 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
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
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
