transhiatal

English

Etymology

From trans- +‎ hiatal.

Adjective

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.