Mucotomy is a surgical procedure of excising the
mucous membrane from an organ. This is done as part of several
gastrointestinal surgeries, such as antireflux mucosectomy for the treatment of
Barrett's esophagus
Barrett's esophagus is a condition in which there is an abnormal (metaplastic) change in the mucosal cells lining the lower portion of the esophagus, from stratified squamous epithelium to simple columnar epithelium with interspersed goblet cells ...
,
colectomy for treating various intestinal disorders, and
per-oral endoscopic myotomy
The per-oral endoscopic myotomy, or POEM, is a minimally invasive surgical procedure for the treatment of achalasia wherein the inner circular muscle layer of the lower esophageal sphincter is divided through a submucosal tunnel. This enables food ...
for treatment of
achalasia.
References
Surgical procedures and techniques
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