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MeSH Heading: Heller Myotomy
Tree Number(s): E04.210.511; E04.515.750.250
Unique ID: D000074434
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000074434
Scope Note: Surgical incision of the lower esophageal sphincter near the CARDIA often used to treat ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA.
Entry Term(s): Heller Groeneweldt Operation; Heller Groeneweldt Surgery; Heller Operation; Heller's Myotomy; Laparoscopic Heller Cardiomyotomy; Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy
Previous Indexing: Cardia (1965-2017); Esophagogastric Junction/surgery (1965-2017); Esophagus/surgery (1975-2017)
Public MeSH Note: 2018
History Note: 2018
Date Established: 2018/01/01
Date of Entry: 2017/07/11
Revision Date: 2017/06/20

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Concept UI: M000626588
Scope Note: Surgical incision of the lower esophageal sphincter near the CARDIA often used to treat ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA.
Terms: Heller Myotomy Preferred Term
Term UI T000915981
Date02/17/2017
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID NLM (2018); Heller Operation
Term UI T000915983
Date02/17/2017
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID NLM (2018); Heller Groeneweldt Operation
Term UI T000915984
Date02/17/2017
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID NLM (2018); Heller Groeneweldt Surgery
Term UI T000915985
Date02/17/2017
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2018); Heller's Myotomy
Term UI T000915982
Date02/17/2017
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID NLM (2018)

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