- cricopharyngeal myotomy
- resection of the cricopharyngeal muscle as treatment for intractable dysphagia or pharyngoesophageal diverticulum.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
cricopharyngeal myotomy
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Cricopharyngeal myotomy — is a surgical sectioning of the cricopharyngeus muscle, also known as the upper esophageal sphincter, that has been advocated for the treatment of cricopharyngeal spasm, or cricopharyngeal achalasia, that leads to cervical dysphagia in the… … Wikipedia
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
Oropharyngeal dysphagia — ICD 10 R13 ICD 9 787.22 DiseasesDB 17942 … Wikipedia
