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transhiatal en · ADJ

Etymology

From trans- + hiatal.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Across or through a hiatus
    • 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. 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, volume 21, →DOI: