Myotomy

This article is about the surgical procedure. For other uses, see Dissection.

Myotomy
Intervention
ICD-9-CM	83.02

Myotomy describes a surgical procedure in which muscle is cut.

A common example of a myotomy is the Heller myotomy.

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Orthopedic surgery, operations/surgeries and other procedures on muscle/soft tissue (ICD-9-CM V3 82–84, ICD-10-PCS 0K–L)

muscle:	Myotomy Heller myotomy Muscle biopsy

tendon:	Tenotomy Tendon transfer

fascia:	Fasciotomy

bursa:	Bursectomy

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