Guidelines & Links

• Endoscopic submucosal dissection: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline
  DOI http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1055/s-0034-1392882 | Endoscopy 2015; 47: 829-854
• Colorectal polypectomy and endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR): European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Clinical Guideline
  DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-102569 | Endoscopy 2017; 49: 270-297
• Endoscopic surveillance after surgical or endoscopic resection for colorectal cancer: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) and European Society of Digestive Oncology (ESDO) Guideline
  DOI https://doi.org/10.1055/a-0831-2522 | Endoscopy 2019; 51: 266–277
• Management of epithelial precancerous conditions and lesions in the stomach (MAPS II): ESGE, EHMSG, ESP, and SPED guideline update 2019
  DOI https://doi.org/10.1055/a-0859-1883 | Endoscopy 2019; 51: 365–388
• Endoscopic management of polyposis syndromes: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline
  DOI https://doi.org/10.1055/a-0965-0605 | Endoscopy 2019; 51: 877-895
• Endoscopic management of Lynch syndrome and of familial risk of colorectal cancer: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline
  DOI https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1016-4977 | Endoscopy 2019; 51: 1082–1093
• Post-polypectomy colonoscopy surveillance: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline – Update 2020
  DOI https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1185-3109 | Endoscopy 2020; 52: 1–14

More guidelines dedicated to gastrointestinal endoscopy can be found on the ESGE homepage: http://www.esge.com/esge-guidelines.html

• European consensus on the histopathology of inflammatory bowel disease (2013)
• European evidence based consensus for endoscopy in inflammatory bowel disease (2013)
• European Evidence-based Consensus: Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Malignancies (2015)
• 3rd European Evidence-based Consensus on the Diagnosis and Management of Crohn’s Disease 2016: Part 1: Diagnosis and Medical Management (2016)
• 3rd European Evidence-based Consensus on the Diagnosis and Management of Crohn’s Disease 2016: Part 2: Surgical Management and Special Situations (2016)
• Third European Evidence-based Consensus on Diagnosis and Management of Ulcerative Colitis. Part 1: Definitions, Diagnosis, Extra-intestinal Manifestations, Pregnancy, Cancer Surveillance, Surgery, and Ileo-anal Pouch Disorders (2017)
• Third European Evidence-based Consensus on Diagnosis and Management of Ulcerative Colitis. Part 2: Current Management (2017)

More guidelines dedicated to inflammatory bowel disease can be found on the ECCO homepage: https://www.ecco-ibd.eu/index.php/publications/ecco-guidelines-science/published-ecco-guidelines.html

• Segnan N, Patnick J & von Karsa L, (eds.) (2010). European Guidelines for Quality Assurance in Colorectal Cancer Screening and Diagnosis - First Edition. European Commission, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg.

The essentials of the European Guidelines that deal with pathology have been summarized in the following two publications:

• Quirke P, Risio M, Lambert R, von Karsa L, Vieth M. Quality assurance in pathology in colorectal cancer screening and diagnosis—European recommendations. Virchows Arch 2011; 458: 1-19.
• Vieth M, Quirke P, Lambert R, von Karsa L, Risio M. Annex to Quirke et al. Quality assurance in pathology in colorectal cancer screening and diagnosis: annotations of colorectal lesions. Virchows Arch 2011; 458: 21-30.

A recent publication on the European Guidelines for Quality Assurance in Colorectal Cancer Screening and Diagnosis including histopathology and various clinical aspects is available in a "Supplement to Endoscopy":

• https://www.thieme-connect.de/ejournals/issue/10.1055/s-002-23835

• European Society of Pathology (ESP): http://esp-pathology.org
• International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC): http://www.iarc.fr
• The International Academy of Pathology (IAP): http://www.iapcentral.ca
• United States & Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP): http://www.uscap.org
• United European Gastroenterology (UEG): http://www.ueg.eu
• European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE): http://www.esge.com
• European Microscopic Colitis Group (EMCG): http://www.emcg-ibd.eu
• World Organization for Specialized Studies on Diseases of the Esophagus (OESO): www.oeso.org
• The International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus (ISDE): http://www.isde.net
• International Gastric Cancer Association (IGCA): http://www.igca.info
• European Helicobacter Study Group (EHSG): http://www.helicobacter.org
• European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL): http://www.easl.eu
• Web Microscope (Web-based Virtual Microscopy): http://www.webmicroscope.net
• Rodger C. Haggitt Gastrointestinal Pathology Society: http://usgips.com

ENGIP does not take responsibility for any information found on these sites.