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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To introduce the application and clinical effect of self-made liver fixing device in laparoscopic radical gastrectomy.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Clinical data of 469 patients underwent laparoscopic radical gastrectomy in Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University from March 2014 to January 2017 were analyzed retrospectively. In laparoscopic radical gastrectomy, self-made liver fixing device was used to expose surgical field covered by hepatic lobe in gastric lesser curvature and hepatic flexure of colon. Manufacture of the self-made liver fixing device: appropriate length of the catheter was cut according to the size of liver; the lotus suture needle with a thread was put through two catheters to connect them. Then the prepared liver fixing device was sent into abdominal cavity through a 12-mm Trocar hole with needle holder and was fixed on the free hepatic lateral hepatogastric ligament with hemo-lock. Finally the application effect of the liver fixing device was evaluated by reviewing the surgical videos.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>A mean time of 40.3 seconds was required to complete liver fixing by using the self-made liver fixing device in laparoscopic radical gastrectomy and liver did not slip down in all the cases. Liver secondary manual fixing by assistants was 2 times averagely. Three cases had mild liver injury.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The self-made liver fixing device in laparoscopic radical gastrectomy is easy to operate and can effectively expose sufficient surgical field, with high security and convenient materials.</p>