THE LEFT-VENTRICULAR RESECTOSCOPE - A NEW INSTRUMENT FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE RESECTION OF THE LEFT-VENTRICULAR OUTFLOW TRACT IN HYPERTROPHIC OBSTRUCTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY (HCOM)

After disappointing results with non-surgical measures there is now a move back towards surgical left ventricular outflow tract resection as a treatment of choice for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. Th e traditional operation presents various technical difficulties and oc casionally disappointing results. Using a diathermy loop to resect the hypertrophied outflow tract has provided a much more convenient and r eliable technique. This paper describes an instrument incorporating al l the features of this technique (Left ventricular resectoscope).