<p>Transthoracic esophagectomy remains the standard surgical approach for esophageal cancer but may be unsuitable for patients with poor pulmonary reserve. To reduce thoracic invasiveness, transcervical esophagectomy has been developed as a non-transthoracic alternative. This technique was initially established using a left cervical approach and has subsequently evolved through the adoption of bilateral transcervical approaches and the introduction of multi-port robotic systems. This article describes a right-first bilateral transcervical and transhiatal esophagectomy using the da Vinci SP system. The procedure consists of right-first and left transcervical phases followed by a transhiatal phase performed using the same single-port robotic platform. The SP system allows three articulated instruments to be deployed through a single access port, facilitating stable tracheal retraction and precise mediastinal dissection. A right-first strategy enables most upper and middle mediastinal dissection to be completed from the right side, potentially minimizing the extent of the left cervical approach.</p>