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6 April 2026

This month's paper looks at standardising the pathological reporting of pelvic exenterations - complex operations associated with significant morbidity and resource implications. 

10 March 2026

March's Paper of the Month compares the three-year locoregional recurrence rates of middle and low rectal cancer in patients who underwent robotic surgery vs conventional laparoscopic surgery.

27 February 2026

February's Paper of the Month looks at the benefits and harms of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening using primary colonoscopy or fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) compared with usual care with no screening.

31 January 2026

Paper of the Month for January looks at how benchmarking colorectal surgery outcomes informs quality improvement. ESCP's CORREA 2022 snapshot audit aimed to assess contemporary colorectal resection practices and short-term outcomes across European countries and beyond.

12 December 2025

December’s Paper of the Month looks at whether defunctioning ileostomies, which are commonly used to protect low rectal anastomoses, pose a risk of short- and long-term kidney injury, and what happens after stoma reversal.