Welcome to the Guidelines Hub

ESCP aims to establish high quality international guidelines for the treatment of diseases within its scope, using the best available evidence. By providing this guidance, ESCP hopes to improve the outcomes such as recurrence of disease, complications, symptoms and patient satisfaction.

In 2017 ESCP established its Guidelines Committee, whose members have already collaborated in the production of several published guidelines.

The processes and methods are informed by internationally recognised criteria of quality of guidelines.

Below are projects that the Guidelines Committee and colleagues are currently working on and a committee update.

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Current ESCP Projects

 There are a number of ongoing guidelines projects:

  1. Guideline for management of pilonidal disease
  2. SSI & UEG (EAES & SIS-E) guideline 
  3. T1 cancer guideline
  4. Rapid guidelines (EAES): Right hemicolectomy
  5. Rapid guidelines (EAES): Complicated diverticulitis
  6. ESGO Anal intraepithelial neoplasia (AIN)

Guideline for management of pilonidal disease

Led by Asha Senapati

July 2024 Update: 

Submitted for publication.

SSI & UEG (EAES & SIS-E) guideline

Led by Adele Sayer & Yasuko Maeda​​

September 2024 Update: 

The recommendations are just about to go to panel, so nearly finished. ​

T1 cancer guideline

Led by Triantafyllos Doulias

September 2024 Update:

We will now send the final recommendations for voting to the entire expert group. ​

We will present the preliminary results in the meeting.

Rapid guidelines (EAES): Right hemicolectomy

Led by Niki Christou and Audrius Dulskas

November 2024 Update:

The consensus has been reached across recommendations.

EAES is in the process of preparing the guideline report and the linked IPD network meta-analysis: comments from participants can be given until July 7, as they plan to submit within July

Rapid guidelines (EAES): Complicated diverticulitis

Led by Fabian Grass and Triantafyllos Doulias

November 2024 Update:

The guideline is completed and the paper has been submitted.

ESGO Anal intraepithelial neoplasia (AIN)

Led by Gaetano Gallo and Audrius Dulskas

No further updates to report.

See previous: Just yesterday we had an update meeting for the ESGO guideline paper. We have actually shared between the small groups particular chapters to be written (as example, diagnosis, screening, etc). The deadline for drafting the final chapter is the middle of July, and final voting for the statements is the end of July. So far all goes according to plan.

Committee Update 2024

Projects in Progress

  1. Early rectal Cancer (T1) Guideline Project
  2. SSI Project
  3. Functional outcome after colorectal surgery
  4. Obstructive Defecation Syndrome
  5. Anal intraepithelial neoplasia - a guide for gynecologists
  6. Right Hemicolectomy- Rapid Guidelines EAES/ESCP
  7. Complicated Diverticular Disease- Rapid Guidelines EAES/ESCP

Projects under consideration

  1. Endometriosis in Colorectal Surgery

Goals for 2024/2025

Given the loss of funding for 2024/25, our current focus is on completion of all current guidelines. Alongside this, we consider the future of the guidelines committee, ensuring it’s value and viability for the society regardless of the external funding status.