myectomies
Myectomy is a surgical procedure in which all or part of a muscle is removed. The goal is to reduce muscle mass, weaken a muscle that obstructs or impairs function, or correct a deformity. Myectomy differs from myotomy, which involves cutting through a muscle without removing tissue, and from myoplasty, which repairs or reconstructs muscle.
In cardiac surgery, a cardiac myectomy is used to treat hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. It removes part
In ophthalmology, myectomy of extraocular muscles is a permitted method for weakening an overacting muscle in
Outside the heart and eye, myectomies are relatively uncommon and largely described in case reports or specialized