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Disposable duodenoscope used on 93-year-old patient at AIG
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Chairman and Managing Director of AIG Hospitals D. Nageshwar Reddy (right) greeting Medical Director, Mayo Clinic Care Network, David Hayes in Hyderabad. File photo.
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Disposable duodenoscope used on 93-year-old patient at AIG
AIG Hospitals has started using disposable duodenoscope to operate on patients, a first in Asia, said the hospital management, adding that chances of hospital-acquired infection (HAI) is minimised since the device is used only once.
A traditional duodenoscope a flexible endoscopic device is used to diagnose as well as treat diseases and disorders of pancreas and bile ducts.