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Report on ESCP's 14th Regional Masterclass, Tapolca, Hungary

Report on ESCP's 14th Regional Masterclass, Tapolca, Hungary

25 September 2024

This masterclass took place on 12 September 2024 as the first scientific day of the biannual joint Congress of the Hungarian Society of Surgeons...

Risk prediction algorithms for prolonged postoperative ileus

31 August 2024

August's Paper of the Month aims to systematically review and compare risk prediction algorithms for prolonged postoperative ileus (PPOI) following...

TENTACLE – Colon is about to go live!

30 August 2024

After the great international success of the TENTACLE – Esophagus and TENTACLE – Rectum study, the TENTACLE – Colon study is now about to go live!

ESCP Fellowships 2023–2024 Update

15 August 2024

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

EAGLE 2 - New data collection window announced

7 August 2024

EAGLE 2 - New data collection window announced

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Upcoming Events

ESCP CRS Novice Workshop

29 October 2024 to 30 October 2024

4th IPAA and Continent Ileostomy Workshop

21 November 2024 to 22 November 2024

18th European Colorectal Congress

30 November 2024 to 4 December 2024

International Colorectal Disease Symposium 2025

13 February 2025 to 15 February 2025

ASCRS Annual Scientific Meeting 2025

10 May 2025 to 13 May 2025

ESCP 21st Scientific & Annual Meeting

23 September 2026 to 25 September 2026

ESCP 22nd Scientific & Annual Meeting

22 September 2027 to 24 September 2027

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Colorectal Disease – the Official Journal of ESCP

Colorectal Disease Journal cover

September 2024

A population-based study of incidence, aetiology, treatment and outcome of enterocutaneous fistula - Karolina Härle et al.

Trends in surgical outcomes for Ileal pouch–anal anastomosis construction using a large nationwide database - Alyssa Habermann et al.

Faecal haemoglobin concentration and colorectal cancer site, stage and grade in a symptomatic cohort - Nicholas G. Farkas et al.

To read these, and other new articles relevant to colorectal pathology, log in and select 'Read Colorectal Disease Journal online' on your profile page, or become a member.

Editor's Choice

An article from the journal is selected each month as Editor's Choice:

Editor's choice August 2024 - Feasibility, reliability and satisfaction of (automated) capillary carcinoembryonic antigen measurements for future home-based blood sampling: The prospective CASA-I study - Deborah S. Keller


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

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