What is "ventriculotomy"

n. (context surgery English) incision into a ventricle

Ventriculotomy is a medical procedure in which a portion of a patient's heart is resected in order to correct for an abnormal enlargement of the myocardium. Such an enlargement is usually the result of an idiopathic cardiomyopathy.

Category:Cardiac procedures

A Ventriculotomy is any intrusion into a ventricle. It may specifically refer to:

• Ventriculotomy (cardiac), involving an intrusion into a ventricle of the heart
• Ventriculotomy (neurological), involving an intrusion into a ventricle of the brain