To start, the fenestrated tip-up grasper is used to retract the liver. After opening the pars accida of the hepatogastric ligament, the dissection is extended toward the right diaphragmatic crus. To facilitate a good surgical plane, the assistant should retract the pericardial fatty tissue to the left of the patient. The right side of the distal esophagus and the gastroesophageal junction should be fully mobilized from the diaphragm. Remember to prepare the lymph nodes at station 1 so that they can be retrieved with the specimen. Pay particular attention to the right pleura, as opening it (if not necessary, e.g., in the case of a bulky gastroesophageal junction tumor) may result in the need for thoracic drainage on the right side. If this is the case, place it in a position where it can later be exchanged with a robotic trocar in the thoracic phase. The next step is to identify the gastroepiploic arcade (right gastroepiploic artery) and carefully dissect the greater omentum. The assistant retracts the omen­tum to the left of the patient and the surgeon provides countertraction to the right (in relation to the gastroepiploic artery, which should always be medial to the surgeon’s instruments to avoid traumatic injury to the vessel). The key to this step is that both the surgeon and the assistant should move gradually, always correcting the plane by adjusting the traction and countertraction. To avoid unnecessary movements that could slow you down or even cause injuries, both the assistant and the surgeon’s left arm can move once the right arm of the surgeon has grasped and secured the tissue to be sealed and cut, providing a stable plane. After repositioning, the tissue can be divided and so on. The short gastric vessels are dissected after the partial omentec­tomy. Try to dissect these vessels away from the stomach to avoid damaging the intramural vascular network of the gastroepiploic arteries. To facilitate better visu­alization of the plane, the stomach should be gently retracted from T1 to the right of the patient using the tip-up grasper. After mobilization of the gastric fundus, the left crus can be freed from the esophagus and the gastroesophageal junction. Try to avoid opening the left pleura at this stage if not necessary. The lymph nodes at sta­tion 2 are prepared so that they can be retrieved with the specimen. When mobiliz­ing the diaphragmatic crus, take particular care not to traumatize the parietal peritoneum to avoid bleeding of the diaphragmatic muscle tissue (Fig.14.2).