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Applications for Editor-in-Chief of Colorectal Disease open

27 March 2025

The Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (ACPGBI) invites applications for the position of Editor-in-Chief of Colorectal...

Transanal vs laparoscopic total mesorectal excision and 3-year disease-free survival in rectal cancer

20 March 2025

This month's selected paper evaluates the long-term oncological outcomes of transanal total mesorectal excision (TME) compared with laparoscopic TME in...

Mentorship in Focus: Leadership in Colorectal Surgery

Mentorship in Focus: Leadership in Colorectal Surgery

3 March 2025

In the 4th episode of the Mentorship in Focus podcast from Young ESCP, the essential qualities of leadership in the field of colorectal surgery are...

ESCP Fellowships 2023–2024 Update

3 March 2025

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

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Colorectal Disease – the Official Journal of ESCP

Colorectal Disease Journal cover

April 2025

Robotic right hemicolectomy with D3 lymphadenectomy: a video vignette - Celia Martinez Alvez, Javier Corral Rubio, Clara Gené Skrabec, Anna Vidal Carné, Ingrid Tapiolas Gracia, David Parés Martinez

Robotic left-sided intracorporeal anastomosis with indocyanine green: a video vignette - Da Wei Thong, Abraham Jacob, Ruben Rajan

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A multicentre prospective single-arm clinical trial to evaluate the treatment outcomes of prophylactic laparoscopic lateral pelvic lymph node dissection for advanced lower rectal cancer - Atsushi Hamabe et al


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