India, March 24 -- Inaya was barely two weeks old when a rare pancreatic condition threatened her life - and doctors raced to perform a world-first robotic surgery. Inaya was diagnosed with a rare endocrine condition called Congenital Hyperinsulinism (HI), where the pancreas produces too much insulin, causing dangerous drops in blood sugar.

Inaya was admitted to her birth hospital with repeated hypoglycemia attacks. Despite receiving the highest concentrations of intravenous glucose, her blood sugar continued to drop to critical levels. With her condition unstable, she was referred to Dr Kavitha Bhat, Consultant - Pediatric Endocrinology, Manipal Hospital Whitefield, for a second opinion.

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