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      • RESET (Rectal Surgical Evaluation Trial) - interview with Philippe Rouanet
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      • Prehabilitation, nutrition, and optimisation for major surgery - interview with Tonia Young-Fadok
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      • Increasing incidences of rectal cancer in the young - aetiology, screening and management controversies - interview with Quentin Denost
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    • Nice 2018
      • Scientific Programme
        • Wednesday 26 September
          • Welcome Poster Session
        • Thursday 27 September
        • Friday 28 September
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        • Operative Techniques for the Prevention and Repair of Parastomal Hernia
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      • Meet the speakers…
        • Centralisation of IBD care - why and how? - interview with Professor Ailsa Hart and Professor Omar Faiz
        • Anders Mellgren and Giulio Santoro share best practice and advances in ultrasound imaging of anorectal and pelvic floor disorders
        • AIN and HRA for Colorectal Surgeons - interview with Carlo Ratto
        • Management of para-aortic and lateral pelvic lymph nodes in colorectal cancer - interview with Petr Tsarkov
        • Faecal incontinence: practical faecal incontinence assessment - interview with Lilli Lundby
        • Eurosurg and Massive Online Global Research Collaboratives: the Italian experience - interview with Gianluca Pellino
        • Are we ready to embrace big data’s potential to help us make smart decisions for patient care? - interview with Johan Askling
        • Microbiomic and metagenomic influences on colorectal patients - interview with John Alverdy
        • E-patients and colorectal surgery innovation - interview with Michael Seres
        • Strategies to reduce superficial surgical site infection - interview with Marja Boermeester
        • The Role of Epigenetic Factors for Preventing Colorectal Cancer - interview with Sir John Burn
        • Coloproctology 3.0: The Cutting Edge of Online Innovation - interview with Richard Brady
        • Countdown to Conference begins… our first interview is with Ethem Geçim, ESCP President
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    • Berlin 2017
      • Scientific Programme
        • Wednesday 20 September
          • Welcome Poster Session
        • Thursday 21 September
        • Friday 22 September
      • 'Hands-On' Courses
        • TAMIS
        • Prevention and Repair of Parastomal Hernia
        • Perianal Fistulas and Haemorrhoids
        • Colorectal Laparoscopic Skills
      • Ultrasound Workshop
      • Meet the speakers…
        • Interview with Simon Bach on what to do with a T2 Rectal Cancer
        • Interview with Professor Søren Laurberg on improving patients’ long-term outcomes post colorectal cancer surgery
        • Interview with Professor Nicolas Demartines on enhanced recovery after surgery
        • Interview with Professor Yves Panis speaking on using tailored minimally invasive surgery to treat ulcerative colitis
        • Interview with Brendan Moran on the malignant appendix
        • Interview with Professor Helmut Messmann, speaking on early colorectal cancer
        • Interview with Professor Emmanuel Tiret, ESCP President
      • Exhibition and Sponsorship
    • Milan 2016
      • Scientific Programme
        • Wednesday 28 September
          • Ultrasound Workshop
          • Small Hall Sessions
        • Thursday 29 September
          • Lunchtime Posters
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          • Improving function post Total Mesorectal Excision
          • Patient Centered Care - Enhance. Expand. Optimize.
          • Novel strategies for anastomotic leakage prevention in colorectal surgery
        • Friday 30 September
          • Lunchtime Posters
          • Transanal TME - from innovation to widespread adoption
      • Pre-Congress courses
        • Perianal Fistula Workshop
        • Laparoscopic Skills Course
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    • Dublin 2015
      • Scientific Programme
        • Pre-Congress Courses
          • Laparoscopic skills course
          • Proctology operative skills course
        • Wednesday 23 September
          • Small Hall Sessions
          • Anorectal and Pelvic Ultrasound Seminar
          • Making choices in rectal surgery: open, laparoscopic trans-anal or robotic?
        • Thursday 24 September
          • Lunchtime Posters
          • Small Hall Sessions
          • Risks and complications in colorectal surgery - impacts on patient outcomes
          • Sacral neuromodulation therapy - advancements in clinical research
          • The evolution of trans-anal minimally invasive surgery - from reduced port to TAMIS
          • Improving patients' surgical and post-operative outcomes in colorectal procedures
        • Friday 25 September
          • Lunchtime Posters
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      • Speaker Profiles
        • Goran Barisic
        • Willem Bemelman
        • Sebastiano Biondo
        • Andrea Coratti
        • Peter Dawson
        • André D'Hoore
        • Daniel Dindo
        • Glen Doherty
        • Geoffrey Dunn
        • Omar Faiz
        • Dieter Hahnloser
        • Alexander Herold
        • Martin Hübner
        • Luis Miguel Jiménez Gómez
        • Stein Kaasa
        • Seon-Hahn Kim
        • Charles Knowles
        • Søren Laurberg
        • Jérémie Lefevre
        • Charles Littlejohn
        • Klaus Matzel
        • Guillaume Meurette
        • Sandra de Montbrun
        • Dion Morton
        • Gabriela Möslein
        • John Nicholls
        • Christina O'Dwyer
        • Yves Panis
        • Yann Parc
        • Thomas Pinkney
        • Prem Puri
        • Carlo Ratto
        • Björn Rembacken
        • Roger Robert
        • Bruno Roche
        • José Roig
        • Giovanni Maria Romano
        • Evgeny Rybakov
        • Pierpaolo Sileri
        • Baljit Singh
        • Antonino Spinelli
        • Pieter Tanis
        • Victor Tomulescu
        • Bruce Tulloh
        • Carolynne Vaizey
        • Gert Van Assche
        • Klaus Weber
        • Steven Wexner
        • Pawel Wieczorek
        • Des Winter
        • David Zimmerman
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    • Barcelona 2014
      • Conference News
      • Scientific Programme
        • Wednesday 24 September
          • Anorectal and Pelvic Ultrasound Course
          • Future treatments for advanced colon cancer
        • Thursday 25 September
          • Lunchtime Poster session
          • Sacral neuromodulation: 20 years of continuous control
          • The journey of multiple devices and access points in the treatment of colon and rectal disease
          • Innovation in coloproctology
          • High-end multidisciplinary management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
        • Friday 26 September
          • Lunchtime Poster session
          • Innovative colorectal surgical solutions
          • Evidence-based considerations of colorectal surgery
      • Speaker Profiles
        • René Adam
        • Attila Bursics
        • Ian Daniels
        • Katrine J. Emmertsen
        • Najib Yacoub Haboubi
        • Terry Hicks
        • Torbjörn Holm
        • Marat Khaikin
        • Mistrangelo Massimiliano
        • Xavier Merino-Casabiel
        • Frank A. Oort
        • Tom Øresland
        • Yves Panis
        • Yann Parc
        • Feza Remzi
        • Gaetano Rocco
        • Eric Rullier
        • Roland Scherer
        • Claudio Wainstein
        • Graham Williams
        • Evaghelos Xynos
      • Exhibition and Sponsorship
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    • Belgrade 2013
      • Scientific Program
        • Wednesday 25 September
          • Ultrasound course
          • The Future of Transanal Surgery: TAMIS and Beyond
          • Total mesorectal excision
          • Improving patients' surgical and post-operative outcomes
        • Thursday 26 September
          • Spotlight Endoscopic Coloproctology
          • Lunchtime Poster Session
          • Trainees' Workshop
          • Biologic materials in colorectal surgery
        • Friday 27 September
          • Lunchtime Poster Session
          • Improving outcomes in colorectal surgery
      • Speaker Profiles
        • Goran Barisic
        • Gian Andrea Binda
        • Jane Blazeby
        • Eloy Espin-Basany
        • Frank Frizelle
        • Alois Fürst
        • Pascal Gervaz
        • Torbjörn Holm
        • Jean Pierre Hugot
        • Njegica Jojic
        • Lilli Lundby
        • Anna Martling
        • Neil Mortensen
        • Dion Morton
        • Tom Øresland
        • Yves Panis
        • Gianluca Sampietro
        • Thomas Schiedeck
        • Yury Shelygin
        • Michael J Stamos
        • Giorgio Stassi
        • Paris Tekkis
      • Exhibition & Sponsorship
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    • Vienna 2012
      • Scientific Program
        • Wednesday 26 September
          • Ultrasound Course
          • How to write a paper workshop
        • Thursday 27 September
          • Lunchtime Poster Session
        • Friday 28 September
          • Lunchtime Poster Session
          • Trainee Surgeons' Workshop
      • Exhibition & Sponsorship
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      • Secretariat & Committees
    • Copenhagen 2011
      • Scientific Program
        • Wednesday 21 September
          • Anorectal & Pelvic Floor
          • Core Subject Updates
          • Trainee Workshop & Dinner
        • Thursday 22 September
          • Lunchtime Poster Session
        • Friday 23 September
          • Lunchtime Poster Session
        • Saturday 24 September
      • Exhibition & Sponsorship
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      • Secretariat & Committees
    • Sorrento 2010
      • Scientific Program
        • Wednesday 22 September
          • Ultrasound Course
          • Core Subject Update
          • Trainee Workshop
        • Thursday 23 September
          • Lunchtime Poster Session
        • Friday 24 September
        • Saturday 25 September
          • Covidien Satellite Symposium
          • Medtronic Satellite Symposium
      • Exhibition & Sponsorship
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    • Prague 2009
      • Scientific Program
        • Wednesday 23 September
          • Anorectal and Pelvic Floor Ultrasound
          • Core Subject Update
        • Thursday 24 September
        • Friday 25 September
        • Saturday 26 September
      • Exhibition & Sponsorship
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    • Nantes 2008
      • Scientific Program
        • Wednesday 24 September
        • Thursday 25 September
        • Friday 26 September
        • Saturday 27 September
      • A-Z Exhibitors & Sponsors
    • Malta 2007
      • Wednesday 26 September
      • Thursday 27 September
      • Friday 28 September
      • Saturday 29 September
    • Lisbon 2006
      • Wednesday 13 September
      • Thursday 14 September
      • Friday 15 September
      • Saturday 16 September
      • Zaans Medical Center Thesis
• Education & Training
  • Education Committee
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  • 'Hands-On' Course Reports
    • Operative Techniques for the Prevention and Repair of Parastomal Hernia Workshop
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    • News and Updates
      • EAGLE study ready to launch at ESCP 2019
      • Monday 1 July is deadline to participate in MASC!
      • Opportunity extended to participate in international audit investigating Management of Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis (MASC)
      • Surgeon specialty but not choice of stapler may increase the risk of anastomotic leak after right-sided colorectal resections
      • Overwhelming response to international coloproctology cohort study investigates impact of technique on postoperative outcomes
      • 2018 audit topic and 2017 preliminary results to be announced at ESCP Berlin 2017
      • Call for ideas for 2019 ESCP prospective cohort study
      • ESCP Snapshot Audits: Update May 2017
      • ESCP Snapshot Audit 2017: April Update
      • ESCP Cohort Studies and Audits: March 2017 Update
      • First paper on 2015 Right Hemicolectomy Audit has been accepted by Colorectal Disease
      • 2017 Cohort Study: invitation to participate
    • 2019 Safe-anastomosis Programme in Colorectal Surgery
    • 2019 Management of Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis Audit
    • 2017 Left Colon, Sigmoid and Rectal Resections Audit
    • 2016 Stoma Closure Audit
    • 2015 Right Hemicolectomy Audit
  • Paper of the Month
    • Efficacy of injection of freshly collected autologous adipose tissue into perianal fistulas in patients with Crohn’s disease
    • Postoperative complications in patients using antidepressants
    • What is the best technique to perform mesorectal excision for rectal cancer?
    • Microsatellite instability is associated with the presence of Lynch syndrome pan-cancer
    • Real-time use of artificial intelligence in identification of diminutive polyps during colonoscopy
    • Long-term outcome of surgery versus conservative management for recurrent and ongoing complaints after an episode of diverticulitis
    • Effect of more vs less frequent follow-up testing on overall and colorectal cancer-specific mortality in patients with stage II or III colorectal cancer: the COLOFOL randomized clinical trial
    • Normative data for the Low Anterior Resection Syndrome Score (LARS Score)
    • Inclusion of the mesentery in ileocolic resection for Crohn's disease is associated with reduced surgical recurrence
    • Higher risk of graft loss in patients with ileoanal pouches after proctocolectomy for ulcerative colitis if primary sclerosing cholangitis warrants liver transplantation
    • Organ preservation for rectal cancer (GRECCAR 2): a prospective, randomised, open-label, multicentre, phase 3 trial
    • Quality of life in a randomized trial of early closure of temporary ileostomy after rectal resection for cancer (EASY trial)
    • A pragmatic multicentre randomised controlled trial comparing stapled haemorrhoidopexy with traditional excisional surgery for haemorrhoidal disease: the eTHoS study
    • The ROLARR Randomized Clinical Trial
    • One-year results of the SCANDIV randomized clinical trial of laparoscopic lavage versus primary resection for acute perforated diverticulitis
    • Laparoscopic ileocaecal resection versus infliximab for terminal ileitis in Crohn's disease
    • DREAMS: reducing postoperative vomiting with preoperative dexamethasone
    • Origins of lymphatic and distant metastases in human colorectal cancer
  • Case Reports
    • A case of refractory anal fistula treated with Ksharasutra
• Guidelines
  • Guidelines Committee
  • Published Collaborative Projects
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  • Recovery from COVID-19 Pandemic Guidance Survey
    • Draft guidance
      • In-depth assessment of damage to colorectal service due to pandemic
      • Return of service
      • Safety arrangement in parallel with minimising downtime
      • Required support for staff and patients
      • Aftermath of pandemic and continued strategic planning
      • References
    • Feedback excerpts
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• News
  • Latest News
  • Event News
    • Round-ups
    • Four-part Robotic Colorectal Surgery Webinar launched
    • UEG Week 2019 - Live
    • Symposium: Strategies for managing locally advanced colonic cancer
    • ESCP Vienna 2019 - round up of Day Three
    • Symposium: Simple solutions for challenging perineal problems
    • Study on secondary sphincter repair for anal incontinence following obstetric sphincter injury voted best research paper
    • ESCP Vienna 2019 - round-up of Day Two
    • Global Surgery: better surgical care - a global challenge
    • Keynote: Rehabilitation, nutrition and optimisation for major surgery
    • Joint ESCP/EAES session at ESCP Vienna 2019
    • The Great Debate: is it a must or is it dust?
    • ESCP Vienna 2019 - round-up of Day One
    • Keynote: Redefining boundaries with the PelvEx and REACCT global collaboratives
    • Colorectal surgeon wins European award
    • Symposium: Mistakes are the portals of discovery – a tip, a trick and an error trap
    • ESCP 2019 Research Session Preview: Pelvic Floor: Toward precision diagnosis and precision treatment
    • Pre-congress preview: ‘VAC-assisted Management of the Open Abdomen and Anastomotic Leaks 'hands-on' course
    • Countdown to Vienna: Just weeks to go till the ESCP annual conference
    • David Zimmerman previews the pre-conference course: Advances in Fistula Surgery, a hands-on workshop
    • Pre-congress course preview: 11th Anorectal and Pelvic Floor Ultrasound Workshop
    • How to get the most from ESCP Vienna 2019
    • ESCP 2019 research session preview: New Global Surgery Symposium added to conference agenda
    • Carlo Ratto previews the pre-conference course 'AIN and HRA for Colorectal Surgeons'
    • Muhammad Imran Aslam previews the pre-conference hands-on course: ‘Operative Techniques for the Prevention and Repair of Parastomal Hernia’
    • ESCP 2019 Research Session Preview: Trials Methodology Symposium
    • ESCP’s 8th Regional Masterclass set to take place in Cardiff, Wales
    • Registration is now open for 14th Annual ESCP conference in Vienna
    • 'Come, come, whoever you are'
    • Do fistulas recur or persist?
    • Report on ESCP's 6th Regional Masterclass, Rome, Italy
    • ESCP Masterclass in Rome in November will share best practice and advances in treating complex anal fistulas
    • UEG Week 2018 - register now and get free access to the ESSAT Surgical Learning Area
    • Study on appendectomies as a treatment for ulcerative colitis voted best research paper at ESCP 2018
    • ESCP robotic surgery cohort study for 2019 announced at invigorating new trials forum
    • Donato Altomare keynote on breath biopsy for colorectal cancer screening
    • ESCP Nice 2018 - round-up of Day Two
    • ESCP/ECCO joint symposium on ulcerative colitis
    • John Alverdy keynote on microbiotic and metagenomic influences on colorectal patients 
    • ESCP Nice 2018 - round-up of Day One
    • Coloproctology 3.0 - the cutting edge of online innovation
    • EHTG/ESCP Joint Symposium at Nice 2018
    • Tips, Tricks and Error Traps
    • Complex Anal Fistula Masterclass (Rome) now open for registrations
    • New spaces available for Parastomal Hernia Workshop symposium/lecture
    • Professor Charles Knowles amongst leading constipation experts speaking at London Masterclass
    • Refresh your research intelligence with our dedicated Research Sessions at ESCP 2018
    • Trials Methodology Symposium at ESCP 2018 will discuss a burning question around surgical evidence
    • Countdown is on for “biggest ever” ESCP annual conference
    • All new Fellowship Update session for 2018
    • How to get the best from ESCP Nice 2018
    • Muhammad Imran Aslam previews the pre-conference course on prevention and repair of parastomal hernia
    • David Zimmerman shares best practice and advances in treating anal fistulas
    • Stockholm Colon Cancer Masterclass a huge success
    • Report on ESCP's 5th Regional Masterclass, Stockholm, Sweden
    • President's Address at ESCP Berlin 2017
    • Report on ESCP's 4th Regional Masterclass, Budapest, Hungary
    • Prize-winners from ESCP Berlin
    • Study on effect of mode of delivery in childbirth on anal incontinence voted best research paper at international coloproctology event
    • ESCP Berlin 2017 - round-up of Day Three
    • ESCP Berlin 2017 - round-up of Day Two
    • ESCP Berlin 2017 - round-up of Day One
    • International Trials session at Berlin
    • Coloproctology 3.0: The Cutting Edge of Online Innovation
    • UEG Week - register now and get free access to the ESSAT Surgical Learning Area
    • Social Media at #ESCP2017
    • Update on Conference Delegate Support
    • Recent ECCO news
    • 2018 ASCRS Meeting Travel Scholarship
    • New initiative to be launched at Berlin 2017: Public and patient involvement in research
    • ESCP Regional Masterclass: Improving quality of surgical management in colorectal cancer
    • ESCP Conference Delegate Support Policy
    • Abstract submission now open!
    • ESCP Workshop in Antalya, Turkey: Decision-making in Fistula Surgery
    • ESCP Regional Masterclass: Novel Management of the Pelvic Floor Disorders
    • Submit an abstract for the 2017 ASCRS Tripartite Meeting
    • Milan Prize Winners
    • First ESCP Presidential Address in Milan - video
    • Controversies in robotic colorectal surgery
    • Educational sessions in Milan
    • Activities in Coloproctology around the Globe
    • An interview with Tom Øresland - Diverticulitis
    • ESCP 2016 Perianal Fistula Workshop
    • Transanal TME – the future of colorectal surgery
    • New ESCP Milan Video
    • Laparoscopic Skills Course cancellation
    • An interview with Olivier Glehen
    • An interview with Professor Stefan Post
    • Follow UEG Week sessions via livestream for free
    • Prizewinners from ESCP Dublin
    • Dublin news focus: Is robotic surgery hype, or the next best thing in colorectal surgery?
    • Dublin news focus: Sacral nerve stimulation for bowel disorders?
    • Dublin news focus: Research Sessions
    • Crohn’s disease - medical therapy, a changing paradigm: an interview with Igor Khalif
    • Surgical treatment of acute severe colitis: an interview with Yves Panis
    • 1st ESCP Masterclass: an interview with the ESCP President
    • First ESCP/ECCO joint regional masterclass
    • UEG Week Live: new interactive platform
    • Interview with Professor Andre D’Hoore
    • Interview with Dr Marat Khaikin
    • Interview with Dr Feza Remzi
    • Interview with Professor Eric Rullier
    • Interview with Professor Dion Morton, Chair of the ESCP Research Committee
    • Interview with Professor Klaus Matzel
    • Interview with Professor Evaghelos Xynos
    • Interview with Dr Terry Hicks, ASCRS President
    • ESGAR/ESCP Bowel Imaging Workshop
    • Interview with Professor Ronan O’Connell, President of the ESCP
    • Professor Sue Clark discusses the Intestinal Polyposis symposium
    • Interview with Professor Donato Altomare, Chair of the Programme Committee
    • Congratulations to the prize-winners from Belgrade 2013!
    • Presentations from ESCP Belgrade now available online!
    • ESCP is now an active partner in the 2014 Tripartite Colorectal Meeting!
    • ESCP Barcelona 2014 First Announcement
  • Education News
    • European School of Coloproctology launches Berlin Days 2019
    • ESCP Fellowships 2018–2019 Update
    • Applications for the prestigious EBSQ Examination are now open
    • Deadlines for applying to undertake Travelling Fellowships to Japan and Korea nears
    • Report on ESCP's 7th Regional Masterclass, Antalya, Turkey
    • ESCP announces link-up with CREST® online education portal
    • JSCP Travelling Fellowship applications now open
    • Report from Travelling Fellowship to Japan 2018, Gaetano Gallo
    • Collaborative approach for first Lap CME course proves successful
    • ESCP working with AIS to share key educational resources
    • ESCP’s 7th Regional Masterclass set to take place in Antalya, Turkey
    • Interactive ESCP workshop proves success in Germany
    • Deadline approaching for Laparoscopic CME Programme submissions
    • Register now for ESC interactive hands-on workshop on ileoanal pouches (IPAA) and continent Ileostomies (Kock and modified Kock pouch) - limited spaces still available!
    • ESCP Fellowships 2017–2018 Update
    • European School of Coloproctology launched
    • Travelling Fellowships for Korea and Japan Awarded
    • Report from Travelling Fellowship to Korea 2018, Audrius Dulskas
    • Five reasons you should apply for an ESCP training or fellowship opportunity
    • Deadlines are approaching for popular ESCP fellowship opportunities
    • Report from Travelling Fellowship to Korea 2017, Samson Tou
    • New techniques, knowledge sharing, new experiences
    • Watch and wait, ESD, final day
    • 3-D laparoscopic stacks, Japanese Society of Coloproctology
    • Kyoto, laparoscopic pioneers and bullet trains
    • Difficult dissection, acrobatic surgery and spiritual temples
    • Tunnelling technique, Cancer Institute of Tokyo and nodal 'maps'
    • Arrival, endoscopic submucosal dissection and sushi
    • ESCP Fellowships 2016–2017 Update
    • Colorectal surgeon wins European award
    • Report on ESCP's 3rd Regional Masterclass in Almeria, Spain
    • Report from Travelling Fellowship to Japan 2016, Richard Brady
    • Intestinal Failure Month - an interview with Dr Simon Gabe
    • Report from Japanese Travelling Fellow 2016, Takashi Akiyoshi
    • Report from KSCP Exchange Fellow 2016, Edgar Furnée
    • ESCP Monthly Topics
    • Report on ESCP's 2nd Regional Masterclass in Katowice, Poland
    • ESCP Fellowships 2015–2016 Update
    • Request for new Fellowship Host Centres 2016-17
    • Broadcast of surgical procedures related to ongoing trials
    • Report from Travelling Fellow to Japan 2015, Martyn Evans
    • Report from Japanese Visiting Fellow 2015, Kenji Matsuda
    • Report from ESCP Pre-Congress Placements 2015
    • ESCP Pre-Congress Placements Update 2015
    • Reports from ESCP fellowships 2014–2015
    • Report from the ESCP Fellow to ASCRS 2015
    • ESCP Fellowships for 2015-2016
    • Report on ESCP's 1st Regional Masterclass in Moscow, Russia
    • Report from Travelling Fellow to Japan 2014
    • Report from Japanese Visiting Fellow 2014
    • Report from ESCP Fellowships 2014 (part 2)
    • Report from ESCP Fellowships 2014 (part 1)
    • Report from Travelling Fellow to Japan 2013
    • Report from ESCP Fellowships 2013 (part 2)
    • Report from ESCP Pre-Congress Placements 2013
    • Report from Japanese Visiting Fellow 2013
    • Report from ESCP Fellowships 2013 (part 1)
    • Report from ESCP Fellow Sonia Lockwood
    • Report from ESCP Fellow to ASCRS 2013
    • Report from Travelling Fellow to Japan 2012
    • Report from ESCP Pre-Congress Placements 2012
    • Update on ESCP Fellowships for 2012
    • Report from ESCP Fellow to ASCRS 2012
    • Report from Travelling Fellow to Japan 2011
    • Report from Japanese Visiting Fellow 2011
    • Travelling Fellow to Japan announced
    • Report from Japanese Visiting Fellow 2010
    • Report from Travelling Fellow to Japan 2010
  • Opportunities
    • Application deadline extended for Travelling Fellowships to Japan and Korea
    • Call for applications for ECCO fellowships, grants and travel awards 2020
    • Observerships and fellowships deadline extended
    • Applications now open for Japan and Korean Travelling Fellowships
    • 2018 Pre-Congress Placements in France
    • New ESCP Robotic Fellowship
    • Applications for six-month ESCP fellowships are now invited
    • Application deadline for 2017 ESCP Fellowships
    • Colorectal Disease Junior Editor Bursary 2017
    • Call for participants to the ESCP Mesh in Pelvis Consensus 2017
    • Pre-Congress Placements 2016
    • ACPGBI Travelling Fellowship 2016
    • Apply now for the ASCRS International Travelling Scholarship 2016!
    • EU research manager - job advertisement
    • 2016 snapshot audit - December update
    • Young ESCP opportunities: apply now!
    • Call for participants: study on management of anal fistulae in patients with Crohn’s disease
    • 2015 Travelling Fellowship opportunity to Japan
    • 2015-2016 Fellowships
    • 2015 Pre-Congress Placements
    • Call for participants: survey on bowel preparation in elective colorectal surgery
    • ACPGBI Travelling Fellowship
    • Travelling Fellowship opportunity to Japan - November 2014
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    • Beyond Colorectal Cancer
      • Rehabilitation and anterograde washout - Professor Eric Rullier
      • The LARS Score - Therese Juul
      • Pelvic Radiation Disease - Jervoise Andreyev
      • LARS: from Bedside to Bench and Back - Professor Søren Laurberg
      • Consent aids to highlight the risk of bowel dysfunction after anterior resection - Nick Battersby
      • Indication and treatment of LARS to improve quality of life - Professor Søren Laurberg
      • The LARS Score - Katrine Emmertsen
      • Bowel dysfunction after rectal cancer treatment - Tina Yen-Ting Chen
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      • Low anterior resection syndrome (LARS)
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      • #HaemorrhoidsMonth – a round-up of our monthly topic for June
      • #HaemorrhoidsMonth - Surgical management of haemorrhoids
    • Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
      • Ileocaecal resection surgery for Crohn’s disease
      • Multimodal management of fistulating perianal Crohn’s disease
    • Parastomal Hernia
      • Use of prophylactic mesh when creating a colostomy does not prevent parastomal hernia
      • Parastomal Hernia: Squaring the circle
    • Pelvic Floor
      • #PelvicFloor - a round-up of our monthly topic for May
    • Pilonidal Disease
      • Limberg plasty - Sven Peterson
      • The role of hair in the pathogenesis of pilonidal disease - Martijn Gosselink and Grahame Ctercteko
      • EPSiT: a new minimally invasive technique for pilonidal disease - Marco La Torre
      • Minimally invasive surgery for pilonidal disease using punches - Moshe Gips
      • The Bascom Cleft Lift for perianal pilonidal disease - Steve Immerman
      • Pilonidal disease and Karydakis procedure - Peter Wysocki
      • Extreme cases of pilonidal disease requiring plastic surgery - Louis Banka Johnson
      • Pilonidal disease: to flap or not - Scott Steele
      • Focus on Pilonidal Disease, December 2017 - coordinated by Professor Luigi Basso
    • Rectal Prolapse
      • Transperineal ultrasonography (TPUS)
      • Abdominal approach for rectal prolapse and rectal intussusception
      • Introduction to Rectal Prolapse
    • Sigmoid Volvulus
      • Percutaneous endoscopic colostomy for Sigmoid Volvulus
      • Sigmoid Volvulus - literature recommendations
      • Eva Angenete discusses Sigmoid Volvulus
      • Modern Management of Sigmoid Volvulus
    • TAMIS
      • What is TAMIS?
      • Comparative quality of life in patients following transanal minimally invasive surgery and healthy control subjects
      • TAMIS video demonstration - Attila Bursics
    • #ESCPTrainingMonth - a round-up of our monthly topic for April
    • October’s monthly topic overview - Diverticulitis
  • Cohort Studies Update
    • EAGLE study ready to launch at ESCP 2019
    • Monday 1 July is deadline to participate in MASC!
    • Opportunity extended to participate in international audit investigating Management of Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis (MASC)
    • Surgeon specialty but not choice of stapler may increase the risk of anastomotic leak after right-sided colorectal resections
    • Overwhelming response to international coloproctology cohort study investigates impact of technique on postoperative outcomes
    • 2018 audit topic and 2017 preliminary results to be announced at ESCP Berlin 2017
    • Call for ideas for 2019 ESCP prospective cohort study
    • ESCP Snapshot Audits: Update May 2017
    • ESCP Snapshot Audit 2017: April Update
    • ESCP Cohort Studies and Audits: March 2017 Update
    • First paper on 2015 Right Hemicolectomy Audit has been accepted by Colorectal Disease
    • 2017 Cohort Study: invitation to participate
  • Paper of the Month
    • Efficacy of injection of freshly collected autologous adipose tissue into perianal fistulas in patients with Crohn’s disease
    • Postoperative complications in patients using antidepressants
    • What is the best technique to perform mesorectal excision for rectal cancer?
    • Microsatellite instability is associated with the presence of Lynch syndrome pan-cancer
    • Real-time use of artificial intelligence in identification of diminutive polyps during colonoscopy
    • Long-term outcome of surgery versus conservative management for recurrent and ongoing complaints after an episode of diverticulitis
    • Effect of more vs less frequent follow-up testing on overall and colorectal cancer-specific mortality in patients with stage II or III colorectal cancer: the COLOFOL randomized clinical trial
    • Normative data for the Low Anterior Resection Syndrome Score (LARS Score)
    • Inclusion of the mesentery in ileocolic resection for Crohn's disease is associated with reduced surgical recurrence
    • Higher risk of graft loss in patients with ileoanal pouches after proctocolectomy for ulcerative colitis if primary sclerosing cholangitis warrants liver transplantation
    • Organ preservation for rectal cancer (GRECCAR 2): a prospective, randomised, open-label, multicentre, phase 3 trial
    • Quality of life in a randomized trial of early closure of temporary ileostomy after rectal resection for cancer (EASY trial)
    • A pragmatic multicentre randomised controlled trial comparing stapled haemorrhoidopexy with traditional excisional surgery for haemorrhoidal disease: the eTHoS study
    • The ROLARR Randomized Clinical Trial
    • One-year results of the SCANDIV randomized clinical trial of laparoscopic lavage versus primary resection for acute perforated diverticulitis
    • Laparoscopic ileocaecal resection versus infliximab for terminal ileitis in Crohn's disease
    • DREAMS: reducing postoperative vomiting with preoperative dexamethasone
    • Origins of lymphatic and distant metastases in human colorectal cancer
  • First case report accepted: A case of refractory anal fistula treated with Ksharasutra
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  • Meet the Executive… Roland Scherer
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  • ESCP Programme Chair will be the new Editor in Chief of BJS
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  • Meet the Executive… Charles Knowles
  • ESCP Research Committee Chair addresses international tech conference
  • ESCP endorses European elections manifesto in fight against cancer
  • Making the most of scientific medical conferences: a practical guide for students and junior trainees
  • Diverticulitis is the focus of this month's issue of BJS
  • ESCP’s Richard Brady inspires delegates at annual Czech Coloproctological Conference with examples of innovation in colorectal surgery
  • ESCP’s Research Chair, Charles Knowles, steps into spotlight as country musician
  • ESCP members analyse the global burden of postoperative deaths
  • Meet the Executive… David Zimmerman
  • Meet the Executive… Miguel Pera
  • ESCP seeks Assistant Secretary
  • Looking forward to the year ahead…
  • Feedback welcomed on new ESCP haemorrhoidal guidelines
  • ESCP working towards an established International European Guideline for the treatment of grade I-IV haemorrhoidal disease
  • ESCP leader involved in report on future of surgery
  • ESCP and KSCP commit to aligning research programmes
  • ESCP Research Committee is looking for new members
  • International colorectal cohort study advances research into surgical techniques and post-operative outcomes for patients
  • ESCP announces new key appointments
  • Lars Påhlman EBSQ medal awarded to Nuri Okkabaz
  • Coloproctology in the Philippines
  • Meet the Executive… Carolynne Vaizey
  • ESCP supports the EU Gastrointestinal Motility Hub (EUGIM-Hub)
  • Aneel Bhangu: ACPGBI Young Coloproctologist of the Year 2018
  • Video: Introducing TaTME Guidance
  • Meet the Executive… Matteo Frasson
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  • Perceptions of stoma-related problems differ between healthcare professionals and patients
  • Meet the Executive... Gabriela Möslein
  • Meet the Executive… Ethem Geçim
  • ECCO Brainstorming Meeting
  • What have randomised trials done for patients with colorectal disease? Interview with Professor Dion Morton
  • Meet the Executive… Dieter Hahnloser
  • ESCP makes voice heard at Brussels policy roundtable in quest to form an EU plan to tackle colorectal cancer
  • Meet the Executive… Peter Christensen
  • Meet the Executive… Per Nilsson
  • Twitter increasingly important tool for surgeons to share knowledge and connect
  • Looking forward to the year ahead…
  • Parastomal Hernia Tweetchat
  • Organ Preservation in Rectal Cancer
  • ESCP launches its own app!
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