European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP)
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
Digestive Health Month
Digestive Health Month is a month-long UEG campaign in May to raise awareness around digestive health and the challenges it faces. This year, the...
ESCP Fellowships 2023–2024 Update
ESCP offered 3-month Functional Disorder Fellowships and 6-month Robotics Fellowships for 2023-2024, as well as three Travelling Fellowships. Fellows...
Report on ESCP's 15th Regional Masterclass, Athens, Greece
The historic and emblematic city of Athens was the host city of the 15th Regional ESCP Masterclass themed 'Techniques and Technology in Colorectal...
Colorectal Disease – the Official Journal of ESCP
May 2025
Multiple robotic stapler firings to transect the rectum are not associated with anastomotic leakage - Stefano Cardelli, Luca Stocchi, Amit Merchea, Dorin T. Colibaseanu, Michelle F. DeLeon, Nitin Mishra, Kevin J. Hancock, David W. Larson
Robotic complete mesocolic excision right hemicolectomy and en bloc cholecystectomy with intracorporeal anastomosis: a video vignette - Gregory E. Ekatah, Dolly Dowsett, Nick Penny, Irshad Shaikh
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Latest open access article
A pilot study of gut mucosal and faecal microbiota in rectal cancer: associations with histological response and adverse events following preoperative chemoradiotherapy - Shigenobu Emoto et al
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