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.
Faecal incontinence and shared decision-making
This webinar brought together expert colorectal surgeons and patient advocates to discuss current management strategies, decision support tools, and the patient perspective.
20 years of ESCP
20 years ago two societies came together to form a new force in colorectal science - one rooted in collaboration, education, and shared ambition.
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
ESCP Fellowships 2025-2026 Update
ESCP offered three fellowships for 2025-2026. Fellows report here on their experiences.
Join CLARITY: an international registry on appendectomy for for ulcerative colitis
We are delighted to announce that, following the publication of the updated ECCO guidelines, the latest ESCP federated study, CLARITY, is now open for...
ESCP Fellowships 2026-2027 Update
So far ESCP has awarded two Travelling Fellowships for 2026-2027 , in conjunction with JSCP and KSCP annual meetings
Colorectal Disease – the Official Journal of ESCP
July 2026
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Rethinking lymphadenectomy in the immunotherapy era of colorectal cancer: a hypothesis-generating perspective - Mark Stratton, Justin Davies, Heman Joshi
- Minimally invasive repair of perineal hernia after abdominoperineal resection, a novel technique: a video vignette - Lucas J. Caram, Esteban Gonzalez Salazar, Juan Campana, Gustavo Rossi, Ricardo Mentz
To read other new articles relevant to colorectal pathology, log in and select 'Read Colorectal Disease Journal online' on your profile page, or become a member.
Latest open access article
- How safe is teaching of highly specialized rectal surgery? A propensity score-matched 10-year cohort study - Simon Cheseaux, Luka Medic, Fabio Butti, Martin Hübner, Dieter Hahnloser, Amaniel Kefleyesus, Fabian Grass
The journal of Colorectal Disease publishes original research in all disciplines relating to colorectal pathology. Find out more >
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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 >
