Endoscopists with varying experience had high levels of procedural success and reported high levels of satisfaction performing endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography using a single-use duodenoscope, including in a significant number of high-complexity cases, according to a multicenter, global prospective case series presented at Digestive Disease Week 2023.
Although a disposable duodenoscope virtually eliminates the problem of scope contamination, other questions about these devices remained. Would endoscopists be comfortable with the disposable designs, and would they find that they performed the same?