Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy (LDP) is a well-accepted procedure for benign and malignant diseases of the pancreatic body and/or tail. To perform it safely, a wide operative field is crucial. For the maintenance of a good surgical field during LDP, we developed an original technique for stomach retraction: "Complete REtraction of the StomaCh using pEnrose draiN and liver reTractor, CRESCENT." In CRESCENT technique, the body and antrum of the stomach are suspended by two Penrose drains, and the fundus and/or upper body of the stomach are retracted upward using a liver retractor. After complete retraction, the stomach is well attached to the abdominal wall and forms a crescent-like shape. Before we developed the CRESCENT technique, we pulled the antrum of the stomach laterally by suture and hanged the body of the stomach upward using a Penrose drain (control method). We evaluated perioperative outcomes of the 87 consecutive patients who underwent LDP and compared outcomes of CRESCENT technique (n = 24) and previously used technique as a control (n = 63). Operative time was significantly shorter in the CRESCENT technique than in control method (median, 234 vs. 303min, P < 0.001). We found no significant differences in incidences of overall morbidity (16.7 vs. 20.6%, P = 0.677), including grade B/C postoperative pancreatic fistula (8.3 vs. 7.9%, P = 0.455), between CRESCENT technique and control method. There was no mortality by either method. Our original technique, CRESCENT, is a simple procedure in which the stomach is completely retracted during LDP.