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Heller myotomy

surgical procedure in which muscles of the cardia are cut
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Summary

Heller myotomy ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (238 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Discoverer or inventor: Ernst Heller[2]
  • Subclass of: myotomy[3], gastrointestinal otomy[4]
  • Commons category: Heller myotomy[5]
  • Medical condition treated: achalasia[6]

Why It Matters

Heller myotomy has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Heller myotomy. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/heller-myotomy
MLA “Heller myotomy.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 14 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/heller-myotomy.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_heller-myotomy_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Heller myotomy}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/heller-myotomy}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-14}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 13d ago · Ottawajin · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'commons', 'cs', 'en', 'fa', 'it', 'pl']
    Subclass of → myotomy, gastrointestinal otomy
    Discoverer or inventor → Ernst Heller
    Subclass of → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ J-global id: 201306096323534108, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/262146938|Heller myotomy (#262146938)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7507|J-GLOB"
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