Publications by EPC members and groups affiliated with the EPC and its sister societies can be downloaded below. To view papers published through the Pancreas 2000 program, please visit the Pancreas 2000 section of this website.
Assessment of Pain Associated with Chronic Pancreatitis: An International Consensus Guideline
This guideline aims to review generic pain questionnaires for their usability in CP, to outline how pain assessment can be modified by confounding factors and pain types, to assess the value of additional measures such as quality of life, mental health and quantitative sensory testing, and finally to review pain assessment questionnaires used specifically in CP.
Digestive Cancer Screening Across Europe
UEG Position Paper on Digestive Cancer Screening, published April 2022 Contributing societies: ESGE, EPS, EASL, ESDO, ESPCG
European Guideline on Indications, Performance, and Clinical Impact of 13C-Breath Tests in Adult and Pediatric Patients (Consensus Paper)
European Guideline on Indications, Performance, and Clinical Impact of 13C-Breath Tests in Adult and Pediatric Patients: An EAGEN, ESNM, and ESPGHAN consensus, supported by the EPC
HaPanEU Chronic Pancreatitis Guidelines
There have been substantial improvements in the management of chronic pancreatitis, leading to the publication of several national guidelines during recent years. In collaboration with United European Gastroenterology, the working group on ‘Harmonizing diagnosis and treatment of chronic pancreatitis across Europe’ (HaPanEU) developed these European guidelines using an evidence-based approach.
IgG4-Related Digestive Disease
The overall objective of these guidelines is to provide evidence-based recommendations for the diagnosis and management of immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4)-related digestive disease in adults and children