Latest News

30 March 2026

The EBSQ Examination in Coloproctology took place on 7 March 2026 in Istanbul, Türkiye, at Koç University RMK AIMES.

30 March 2026

Applications are open for the position of ESCP Assistant Treasurer - deadline 30 June 2026.

26 March 2026

Apply by 10 June to take the next step in your professional career and join the European board-certified coloproctology community!

20 March 2026

We are pleased to announce the successful publication of our study entitled 'Development of a Clinical Prediction Model for Anastomotic Leakage in Colorectal Surgery' in JAMA Network Open.

19 March 2026

You can now register your interest in the latest ESCP federated study, CLARITY, which focuses on therapeutic appendectomy for ulcerative colitis.

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.

26 February 2026

The Cryptoglandular Anal Fistula Core Outcome Measurement Set (AFCOMS) has been published in eClinicalMedicine!

20 February 2026

The EAGLE collaborative is happy to share that their latest study has been published in Impact Surgery, 'Safety of robotic right hemicolectomy: a pooled analysis of individual patient data from two international prospective datasets (EAGLE-1 and EAGLE-2)'.

10 February 2026

ESCP members are invited to participate in the PRESERVE RECT Survey, focusing on organ preservation strategies in rectal cancer.