Paper of the Month
For the interest and benefit of ESCP members, the Research Committee are going to write a monthly short report on a significant colorectal article that has been published in the last six months.
These summaries should provide an informative read on significant developments that have the potential to help patients. We would welcome your suggestions regarding articles and also your ideas on how this initiative may be developed.
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.10 November 2025
November's Paper of the Month investigates factors contributing to the difference in higher locoregional recurrence (LRR) observed after total neoadjuvant treatment (TNT) versus chemoradiotherapy in the RAPIDO trial.Page 1 of 15