Table 1. Stations and landmarks for orientation and scanning in EUS examination of pancreas.

Station	Visualized regions	Landmarks
Stomach	Pancreatic body; pancreatic tail	Splenic vessels; left kidney; superior mesenteric vessels; celiac trunk; aorta
Duodenal bulb	Pancreatic head; pancreatic body; bile duct; gallbladder	PV; SMV; splenic vein
Descending part of duodenum	Pancreatic head; pancreatic genu; major papilla; gallbladder	Aorta; inferior vena cava; superior mesenteric vessels; PV

EUS, endoscopic ultrasound; PV, portal vein; SMV, superior mesenteric vein.