cricopharyngeal myotomy

Indications

• cricopharyngeal spasm or cricopharyngeal achalasia
• management of upper esophageal & pharyngeal dysphagia in the setting of
  • poliomyelitis
  • neurodegenerative disease
  • stroke
  • head & neck surgery

Procedure

• surgical sectioning of the cricopharyngeus muscle

More general terms

• myotomy