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.
Complimentary registrations for the Tripartite Colorectal Meeting 2025 were available to undergraduate medical students with a specific interest in...
December’s Paper of the Month looks at whether defunctioning ileostomies, which are commonly used to protect low rectal anastomoses, pose a risk of...
ESCP offered 3-month Functional Disorder Fellowships and 6-month Robotics Fellowships for 2024-2025. Fellows report here on their...

Benefit of adjuvant systemic chemotherapy in signet ring colorectal cancer: a systematic review - L. V. O'Connell, P. Jordan, J. Aird, N. O'Farrell, D. Cowzer, A. C. Rogers
Colorectal Luminal pull-through trans-Anal StaPling (CLASP) in ultra-low anterior resection for lower third rectal cancer: a video vignette - Karthikeyan Parthasarathy, Syed Althaf, Srinivas Chunduri, Pavan Sugoor
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Topical versus oral metronidazole for post-haemorrhoidectomy pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials - Bernardo Fontel Pompeu et al
The journal of Colorectal Disease publishes original research in all disciplines relating to colorectal pathology. Find out more >