Fig. 2From: Two cases of intraoperative hemodynamic instability during combined thoracoscopic-laparoscopic surgery for esophagogastric junction carcinomaIntraoperative laparoscopic findings at the beginning of esophagogastric anastomosis. The left diaphragm is incised, and the pericardium is lifted up by the retractor (indicated by the arrowhead) to expose the surgical field. The retractor blade is placed close to the posterior interventricular sulcus (indicated by yellow dotted line)Back to article page