Management of the malignant colorectal polyp: ACPGBI position statement.

The management of malignant large bowel obstruction: ACPGBI position statement.

Malignant Colorectal Polyps; Pathological Consideration (A review)

Background: Routine screening colonoscopy is on the rise and pathologists have to deal with the ever larger numbers of excised colonic polyps. It is very important to optimize the patients’ individual treatment and further surveillance. Pathologists play a critical role in management, as most of the clinical decisions concerning colonic polyp managemen...

ACPGBI Position Statement for Management of Anal Cancer

ACPGBI position statement on elective resection for diverticulitis.

Diverticular disease is common, with a frequency that increases with age. Most patients with diverticulosis do not develop symptoms, though a number will develop inflammation or diverticulitis. This inflammation may develop into an abscess or free perforation. Whilst the prevalence of perforation has increased from 2.4 per 100 000 in 1986 to 3.8 per 100 000 in 2000 according to one study [1], t...

'How compliant do we want to be with the colonoscopy surveillance guidelines?'.

OBJECTIVE To assess the referral practice for surveillance colonoscopy amongst clinicians and to measure whether practice was inline with the current Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (ACPGBI) and the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) guidelines. METHOD A questionnaire was sent to members of the ACPGBI. RESULTS A total of 195 (49%) clinicians responded, prov...