CHICAGO—Since the introduction of single-use duodenoscopes in 2019, endoscopists have been working to find the optimal role for these devices. While that is still being determined, there is increasing recognition that these scopes are here to stay.
“The key is to figure out where they’re best utilized,” said Raman Muthusamy, MD, MAS, a professor of clinical medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and the medical director of endoscopy for UCLA Health, in Los Angeles.