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23 November 2018

Eleven surgeons and specialized stomatherapists were joined by seven faculty members at a two-day workshop on ileoanal pouches (IPAA) and continent Ileostomies (Kock and modified Kock pouch), held in Hamburg, Germany between 14-16 November.

23 November 2018

On Thursday 27 September 2018 at ESCP's Annual Meeting, ESCP President Per Nilsson and Professor Jung Gu Kang, President of the Korean Society of Coloproctology signed a memorandum of understanding, formalising agreement to align the research programmes of the two organisations.

15 November 2018

ESCP is keen to get more members involved in its highly respected Research Committee which is active across Europe and beyond. Charles Knowles explains why.

15 November 2018

Our November Paper of the Month report looks at the 5-year follow-up results of a multicenter randomized controlled trial (DIRECT-Trial) on the outcome of surgery versus conservative management in the treatment of acute complicated colonic diverticular disease.

1 November 2018

ESCP focused on the topic of diverticulitis throughout October. Coordinated by colorectal surgeon Mark Katory (United Kingdom) and Young ESCP member Alice Frotali (France), various contributors shared their thoughts and expertise on the subject which included patient case studies, the results of a North East diverticulitis study and a status report from the Diverticulitis Guidelines Group from the 2018 ESCP conference in Nice.