Myotomy

"Myotomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Surgical incision of the muscle.

Descriptor ID	D000074433
MeSH Number(s)	E04.515
Concept/Terms	Myotomy Myotomy Myotomies

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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
Myotomy [E04.515]

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Year	Major Topic	Total
2017	1	1
2020	1	1
2021	1	1
2023	1	1
2024	2	2

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Swei E, Kassir Z, Shrigiriwar AP, Schlacterman A, Chung CS, Mandarino FV, Kedia P, Messman H, Pawa R, Desai P, Saxena P, Assefa R, Arevalo-Mora M, Azzolini F, Arcidiacono PG, Nagl S, Abu-Hammour MN, Puga-Tejada M, Baquerizo-Burgos J, Egas-Izquierdo M, Cunto D, Alcivar-Vasquez J, Del Valle R, Sharaiha RZ, Irani S, Medranda CR, Khashab M. Short esophageal myotomy versus standard myotomy for treatment of sigmoid-type achalasia: results of an international multicenter study. Gastrointest Endosc. 2025 02; 101(2):377-384.e2.

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Shrigiriwar A, Mony S, Fayyaz F, Onimaru M, Monachese M, Zhang L, Corre F, Azmeera P, Wu H, Wu CCH, Choi K, Gandhi A, Chalikonda D, Keane MG, Ghandour B, Villamarin-Corrales J, Schlachterman A, Tinto RR, Ar?valo FE, Arbizu EA, Bapaye A, Velanovich V, Nieto J, Pawa R, Pawa S, Samanta J, Sedarat A, Eleftheriadis N, Saxena P, Bechara R, Al-Haddad MA, Familiari P, Ujiki M, Ramchandani M, Barret M, Chang K, Moll F, Pioche M, Inoue H, Khashab M. Clinical outcomes of peroral endoscopic myotomy with and without septotomy for management of epiphrenic diverticula: an international multicenter experience (with video). Gastrointest Endosc. 2024 11; 100(5):840-848.e4.

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Gomez J, Felder L, Chalikonda D, Schlachterman A, Berghella V. Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy in pregnancy. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2023 Dec; 36(2):2229474.

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Dacha S, Aihara H, Anand GS, Byrne KR, Chahal P, James T, Kowalski TE, Qayed E, Repaka A, Saadi M, Sheth SG, Taylor JR, Walsh CM, Williams RL, Wagh MS. Core curriculum for peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM). Gastrointest Endosc. 2021 03; 93(3):539-543.

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Hines K, Stricsek G, Mahtabfar A, Prasad S, Jallo J, Sharan A, Heller J, Boon M, Huntley C, Spiegel J, Harrop J. The Role of Cricopharyngeal Myotomy After Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion Operations. World Neurosurg. 2020 05; 137:146-148.

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Huntley C, Boon M, Spiegel J. Open vs. endoscopic cricopharyngeal myotomy; Is there a difference? Am J Otolaryngol. 2017 Jul - Aug; 38(4):405-407.

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