Lecture : The hanging technique has been rarely applied during laparoscopic liver resection because a blind dissection between the anterior surface of the inferior vena cava and the liver isrequired. Dissection between the right and middle hepaticvein is necessary in right hepatectomy, as is dissection between the middle and left hepatic vein in left hepatectomy. In our modified technique, the upper end of the hanging tape was placed on the lateral side of the right or left three Glisson’s pedicles. The pathway of the tape was situated along the lateral side of the inferior vena cava in right-sided hepatectomy or the ligamentum venosum in left-sided hepatectomy. This modified liver hanging maneuver is a simple, safe, and reproducible approach as dissection of the anterior surface of the inferior vena cava and between the three major hepatic veins is not required. This technique may be useful in laparoscopic anatomical liver resections