- transhiatal esophagectomy
- removal of the thoracic part of the esophagus by blunt dissection superiorly through a cervical incision and inferiorly with a transhiatal approach through an abdominal incision.
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transhiatal esophagectomy
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Esophagectomy — Intervention ICD 9 CM 42.40 MeSH … Wikipedia
Esophagectomy — An operation to remove a portion of the esophagus. * * * Excision of all or any part of the esophagus. [esophagus + G. ektome, excision] Ivor Lewis e. commonly used approach for e. via laparotomy and right thoracotomy, with intrathoracic … Medical dictionary
transhiatal — By way of a hiatus; e.g., t. esophagectomy, performed partially through the esophageal hiatus. * * * trans·hi·a·tal (trans″hi aґtəl) across or through a hiatus … Medical dictionary
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