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The European Society of Coloproctology

ESCP will be the professional organisation in Europe for the prevention, treatment, education and research into colorectal disease.

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Upcoming Events

20th Congress of ECCO

19 February 2025 to 22 February 2025

Surgical AI & Telesurgery Days 2025

27 February 2025 to 1 March 2025

Advanced Coloproctology Course 2025

26 March 2025 to 27 March 2025

Colorectal THRIVE 2025

30 March 2025 to 2 April 2025

26th Belgian Surgical Week

24 April 2025 to 26 April 2025

ASCRS Annual Scientific Meeting 2025

10 May 2025 to 13 May 2025

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Latest News

ESCP Fellowships 2024–2025 Update

11 February 2025

Successful applicants for ESCP's 3-month Functional Disorder Fellowships and 6-month Robotics Fellowships for 2024-2025 are as follows. Fellows will...

ESCP Fellowships 2023–2024 Update

11 February 2025

ESCP offered 3-month Functional Disorder Fellowships and 6-month Robotics Fellowships for 2023-2024, as well as three Travelling Fellowships. Fellows...

Tumour deposit count is an independent prognostic factor in colorectal cancer - a population-based cohort study

6 February 2025

February's Paper of the Month cohort study aimed to investigate whether tumour deposits can help us predict the aggressiveness of an individual’s...

Athens Masterclass on the horizon

Athens Masterclass on the horizon

3 February 2025

ESCP's 15th Regional Masterclass - Techniques and Technology in Colorectal Surgery - is happening on 3 April in Greece this year.

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Colorectal Disease – the Official Journal of ESCP

Colorectal Disease Journal cover

February 2025

Laparoscopic recurrent lateral pelvic lymph node dissection accompanied by combined resection of the internal iliac artery and pelvic nerve: a video vignette - Daisuke Tomita, Kosuke Hiramatsu, Yasuhiro Takahashi, Shuichiro Matoba, Hiroya Kuroyanagi

Effects of ileal conduit length on long-term kidney function decline after total pelvic exenteration for colorectal cancer - Yusuke Yatabe, Hiroyasu Kagawa, Ryo Yamashita, Akio Shiomi, Shoichi Manabe, Yusuke Yamaoka, Yusuke Tanaka, Shunsuke Kasai, Takahiro Igaki, Akifumi Notsu, Yusuke Kinugasa

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Latest open access article

Anorectal prolapse after anorectal reconstruction: Incidence and risk factors according to the ARM‐Net Consortium - Pernilla Stenström, Francesca Maestri, Dalia Aminoff, Ivo de Blaauw, Johanna Ludwiczek, Paola Midrio, Alessio Pini Prato, Alejandra Vilanova-Sanchez, Anna Morandi, Iris van Rooij, The ARM-Net Consortium


The journal of Colorectal Disease publishes original research in all disciplines relating to colorectal pathology.

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