transhiatal

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

trans- +‎ hiatal

Adjective[edit]

transhiatal (not comparable)

  1. Across or through a hiatus
    • 2015 August 7, Atsushi Shiozaki et al., “Laparoscopic transhiatal approach for resection of an adenocarcinoma in long-segment Barrett’s esophagus”, in World Journal of Gastroenterology : WJG‎[1], volume 21, →DOI:
      We describe a case of esophageal adenocarcinoma arising in long-segment BE (LSBE) associated with a hiatal hernia that was successfully treated with a laparoscopic transhiatal approach (LTHA) without thoracotomy.
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