transhiatal esophagectomy

trans·hi·a·tal e·soph·a·gec·to·my

resection of the esophagus from a cervical incision from above and transhiatal approach through an abdominal incision from below.

transhiatal esophagectomy

n. Resection of the esophagus by blunt dissection from a cervical incision from above and transhiatal approach through an abdominal incision.

trans·hi·a·tal e·soph·a·gec·to·my

(trans'hī-ā'tăl ē-sof'ă-jek'tŏ-mē) Resection of the esophagus by blunt dissection from a cervical incision from above and transhiatal approach through an abdominal incision.