ESCP’s 21st Scientific Meeting
This year’s meeting will feature keynotes from distinguished surgeons, cutting-edge research sessions and opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration in an inspiring setting.
SCOPE Episode 2: Literature Review and Critical Appraisal published
Understand how to approach literature review and critical appraisal - from risk of bias assessment through systematic reviews, scoping reviews and meta-analyses, to GRADE certainty of evidence.
Call to action! Committee vacancies
There are new vacancies on the Guidelines and Programme Committees, plus a new AI working group. Deadlines for applications are early in August so take action now!
Small Bites vs Large Bites for closure of abdominal midline incisions
In sixth episode of the 'Paper That Changed my Practice', Sofia Xenaki speaks with Eva Deerenberg and Rudolf van den Berg about the small bites technique.
ESCP Guides for Patients
Easily understandable, reliable information about colorectal diseases and procedures developed by Y-ESCP. All guides have a shorter leaflet version that you can view or download and print out.
European Society of Coloproctology
The European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP) will be the professional organisation in Europe for the prevention, treatment, education and research into colorectal disease.
ESCP is a supportive member-led society with a high profile annual conference and excellent networking opportunities. We provide high quality, multi-disciplinary clinical training at regional locations and online, together with international fellowship opportunities. Our cohort studies are groundbreaking, and we collaborate to produce high quality international guidelines.
Latest News
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy vs upfront surgery in patients with locally advanced colon cancer
July's Paper of the Month sought to determine whether neoadjuvant chemotherapy improves disease-free survival compared with upfront surgery in...
EAGLE-2 accepted for publication in the British Journal of Surgery
We are delighted to announce that EAGLE-2 has been accepted for publication in the British Journal of Surgery (BJS), one of the world's leading...
ESCP Fellowships 2025-2026 Update
ESCP offered three fellowships for 2025-2026. Fellows report here on their experiences.
Colorectal Disease – the Official Journal of ESCP
August 2026
- A simple MRI/PET-derived index predicts relapse-free survival after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in locally advanced rectal cancer - Ikuma Shioi, Takuya Shiraishi, Kosei Uehara et al
- Single-port robotic reversal of Hartmann's procedure: a video vignette - Charles Eddershaw, William P. Duggan, John P. Burke
- A novel technique - SIGMA (Suture-assisted imbrication and geometric modification for single-stapled anastomosis): a video vignette - Ee Wen Lim, Nan Zun Teo, James Chi-Yong Ngu
To view these and other new articles and videos relevant to colorectal pathology, log in and select 'Read Colorectal Disease Journal online' on your profile page, or become a member.
Recent open access articles
- Bridge-to-surgery in acute right-sided obstructing colon cancer: a survey of surgeons' perspectives on treatment strategies - Elize W. Lockhorst, Cornelis Verhoef, Pieter J. Tanis, Esther C. J. Consten, Paul D. Gobardhan, Jennifer M. J. Schreinemakers, on behalf of the OCCBRIGHT Research Group
- Cost-effectiveness and patient-reported outcomes of combined versus isolated robotic rectal and pelvic organ prolapse repair: a multicentre prospective cohort study - Shannon L. Wallace, James W. Ogilvie Jr., Liliana Bordeianou, Michelle Earley, Raisa Platte, Milena M. Weinstein, Eric R. Sokol, Ekene A. Enemchukwu, Kavita Mishra, Brooke H. Gurland
Read more open access articles from the August issue here >
The journal of Colorectal Disease publishes original research in all disciplines relating to colorectal pathology. Find out more >
Latest Tweets
📢 Start planning your ESCP26 The Scientific Programme is now available, bringing together three days of research, clinical insight, expert discussion and the latest developments across colorectal science. Explore the programme and start building your Congress schedule. 📅 https://t.co/gzzqvWdsAB
🎙️ New Episode | Y-ESCP Podcast We’re excited to share the latest episode of our Paper of the Month series. In this episode, @saragdlc speaks with Vicente Pla-Martí about their recent publication, “Outcomes of surgical techniques for parastomal hernia repair: a Bayesian network https://t.co/BYIhX1OgdR
📣 If not, there's still time to secure your place on one of our ESCP26 Pre-Conference Courses. Join colleagues from across the world for a full day of hands-on learning, practical workshops and expert-led education before Congress officially begins. 📅 Tuesday 22 September ⚠️ https://t.co/MSbdBRQEQ1
📽️ 16th Anorectal & Pelvic Floor Ultrasound Workshop — ESCP26 Giulio A. Santoro, Course Director invites you to the 16th Anorectal & Pelvic Floor Ultrasound Workshop at ESCP 2026 in Prague Discover how ultrasound supports the assessment of anorectal and pelvic floor disorders https://t.co/bHnoPuxxRX
🔎 SCOPE — Surgical Curriculum on Data, Practice and Evidence Ep 03: Research Methodology for Surgeons: How To 🧠 Understand how to design clinical research — from Population Based Studies in Colorectal Surgery through Survey Methodology to Randomized and Non-Randomized Study https://t.co/nZoMOQje0K
Our new interactive training module for SacralNeuromodulation is built on a published procedural framework developed by an international faculty 🌍 Review the methodology behind the approach 📄 → https://t.co/Ltns4yEqgF Now translated into a structured, step-by-step training https://t.co/ZfWoV5mKmT
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Robotic Surgery Webinar Series
Series 05 kicked off with Challenging Low Anterior Resection on 28 November and is now available for playback.
You'll find all Robotic Surgery Webinar Series replays here >
