Surgical Innovation Summit
EAES, EHS, ESCP and ESSO convene to explore a theme that connects their disciplines: innovation in surgery. Accommodation now open for booking at reduced rates.
SCOPE Episode 3 now published!
Understand how to design clinical research – from population-based studies in colorectal surgery through survey methodology to randomised and non-randomised study design.
Outcomes of surgical techniques for parastomal hernia repair
In the seventh episode of the 'Paper That Changed my Practice', Sara Gortazar speaks with Vicente Pla-Martí about a Bayesian network meta-analysis.
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
PILO-ACT data collection now open
Data collection for the 2026 PILO-ACT study (Pilonidal Abscess: Audit of Clinical Treatment) is now open!
Registration now open for the PILO-ACT Audit
Registration is now open for PILO-ACT (Pilonidal Abscess: Audit of Clinical Treatment), the latest ESCP federated study.
EAGLE-2 study published in the British Journal of Surgery
The EAGLE-2 collaborating group is delighted to announce the publication of the EAGLE-2 study, Impact of safe-anastomosis digital training on 30-day...
Colorectal Disease – the Official Journal of ESCP
October 2026
- Primary K-pouch creation versus J-to-K pouch conversion: an IDEAL stage 3 report – Amirbahador Abbasi, Yuanyuan Ge, Mingwen Jia et al
- Long‐term clinical outcomes of stem cell‐based interventions in Crohn's‐related perianal fistula: A systematic review and meta‐analysis – Mohammadreza Heidari, Amir Mohammad Azizpour, Maryam Rayatpisheh, et al
- Step‐by‐step approach for colonic stent insertion: a video vignette – M. Chan, J. Shah, W. M. Lim et al
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
- Enhanced recovery after colorectal surgery in patients with inflammatory bowel disease to reduce hospital length of stay: a systematic review and meta‐analysis – Garrett Johnson, Evangelia Theodosopoulos, Jordyn Vernon et al
- Outcomes of ‘in‐house’ genetic testing within a specialist hereditary colorectal cancer registry – Manasawee Srisuttayasathien, Victoria Cuthill, Menna Hawkins et al
- Prognostic factors of non‐metastatic right colon adenocarcinoma: a multicentre retrospective analysis from the ATCCR database – Salsabil Nasri, Mohamed Ali Chaouch, Imen Mlouki et al
The journal of Colorectal Disease publishes original research in all disciplines relating to colorectal pathology. Find out more >
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🎬 Three days of science, collaboration, learning and connection. What a way to bring ESCP26 to a close. 🇨🇿 Our final day in Prague brought together the last scientific sessions and presentations, The Six Best, our Out of the Box Keynote Lecture, the Meeting Awards and the https://t.co/rKovE8WHW6
👏 Three proud moments in one: congratulations to Vittoria Bellato and Tina van Loon, both Lars Påhlman Award winners at this year's ESCP Annual Coloproctology Meeting in Prague! Both mothers presented their outstanding work with their new-born little ones close by 👶 Could this https://t.co/sYvHBj0WXf
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🏆 “You can only improve what you are measuring.” At ESCP26, Neil Smart Research Award recipient Bruno Augusto Alves Martins discusses his award-winning research: Outcomes of urgent gastrointestinal-related procedures in Latin America (LATAM-URG): A prospective multicentre https://t.co/NivbmYr8Jw
🎥 Breaking the stigma around sexual dysfunction after rectal cancer. At ESCP26, Leandro Siragusa speaks with medical student Emma Holck following her presentation on research from specialised nurse-led clinics in Denmark. 🇨🇿 Emma discusses a challenge that many patients face: https://t.co/ZYtm0fVw1q
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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 >
