ESGE GUIDELINES
The ESGE Guidelines Committee is consistently involved in monitoring state-of-the-art procedures and techniques in various endoscopy related areas and, as a result, publishing relevant guidelines and recommendations.
ESGE guidelines represent a consensus of best practice based on the available evidence at the time of preparation. They may not apply in all situations and should be interpreted in the light of specific clinical situations and resource availability.
Recently published ESGE Guidelines
Endoscopic diagnosis and management of peptic ulcer bleeding: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline– Update 2026
May 13, 2026
Management of epithelial precancerous conditions and early neoplasia of the stomach (MAPS III): ESGE, EHMSG, and ESP Guideline update 2025
March 20, 2025
Diagnostic work-up of bile duct strictures: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline
December 17, 2024
Sedation practices in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: EuropeanSociety of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) survey
November 05, 2024
ESGE Guidelines by topic
- Endoscopic diagnosis and management of peptic ulcer bleeding: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline – Update 2026
DOI https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2863-8314 | Endoscopy 2026; 58 - Diagnosis and management of Barrett esophagus: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline
DOI https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2176-2440 | Endoscopy 2023; 55 - Endoscopic diagnosis and management of esophagogastric variceal hemorrhage: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline
DOI https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1939-4887 | Endoscopy 2022; 54 - Endoscopic submucosal dissection for superficial gastrointestinal lesions: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline – Update 2022
DOI https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1811-7025 | Endoscopy 2022; 54 - Endoscopic management of subepithelial lesions including neuroendocrine neoplasms: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline
DOI https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1751-5742 | Endoscopy 2022; 54 - Endoscopic tissue sampling – Part 1: Upper gastrointestinal and hepatopancreatobiliary tracts. European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline
DOI https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1611-5091 | Endoscopy 2021; 53 - Esophageal stenting for benign and malignant disease: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline – Update 2021
DOI https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1475-0063 | Endoscopy 2021; 53 - Endoscopic diagnosis and management of nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage (NVUGIH): European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline – Update 2021
DOI https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1475-0063 | Endoscopy 2021; 53 - Endoscopic management of enteral tubes in adult patients – Part 2: Peri- and post-procedural management. European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1331-8080 | Endoscopy 2021; 53 - Endoscopic management of enteral tubes in adult patients – Part 1: Definitions and indications. European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1303-7449 | Endoscopy 2021; 53 - Diagnosis and management of iatrogenic endoscopic perforations: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Position Statement – Update 2020
DOI https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1222-3191 | Endoscopy 2020; 52: 792–810 - Endoscopic management of gastrointestinal motility disorders – part 2: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline
DOI https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1171-3174 | Endoscopy 2020; 52 - Endoscopic management of gastrointestinal motility disorders – part 1: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline
DOI https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1160-5549 | Endoscopy 2020; 52: 498–515 - 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 Barrett’s esophagus: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Position Statement
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-122140 | Endoscopy 2017; 49(02): 191-198 - Esophageal stenting for benign and malignant disease: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Clinical Guideline
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-114210 | Published online: 2016 Endoscopy - Removal of foreign bodies in the upper gastrointestinal tract in adults: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Clinical Guideline
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-100456 | Endoscopy 2016; 48: 1–8 - Endoscopic submucosal dissection: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline
DOI http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1055/s-0034-1392882 | Endoscopy 2015; 47(09): 829-854 - Diagnosis and management of nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0034-1393172 | Endoscopy 2015; 47: 1–46 - Combined endobronchial and esophageal endosonography for the diagnosis and staging of lung cancer: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline, in cooperation with the European Respiratory Society (ERS) and the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS)
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0034-1392040 | Endoscopy 2015; 47: 545–559 - Diagnosis and management of iatrogenic endoscopic perforations: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Position Statement
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0034-1377531 | Endoscopy 2014; 46: 693–711 - Management of precancerous conditions and lesions in the stomach (MAPS): an ESGE/EHSG/ESP/SPED Guideline
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0031-1291491 | Endoscopy 2012; 44: 74–94
- American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy–European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy guideline on primary endoscopic bariatric and metabolic therapies for adults with obesity
DOI https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2292-2494 | Endoscopy 2024; 56 - Therapeutic endoscopic ultrasound: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Technical Review
DOI https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1738-6780 | Endoscopy 2022; 54: 310–332 - Therapeutic endoscopic ultrasound: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline
DOI https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1717-1391 | Endoscopy 2022; 54 - Endoscopic tissue sampling – Part 1: Upper gastrointestinal and hepatopancreatobiliary tracts. European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline
DOI https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1611-5091 | Endoscopy 2021; 53 - Endoscopic management of superficial nonampullary duodenal tumors: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline
DOI https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1442-2395 | Endoscopy 2021; 53 - Endoscopic management of ampullary tumors: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline
DOI https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1397-3198 | Endoscopy 2021; 53 - Diagnosis and management of iatrogenic endoscopic perforations: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Position Statement – Update 2020
DOI https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1222-3191 | Endoscopy 2020; 52: 792–810 - ERCP-related adverse events: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline
DOI https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1075-4080 | Endoscopy 2019; - Endoscopic management of common bile duct stones: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) guideline
DOI: 10.1055/a-0862-0346 | Endoscopy 2019; 51(05): 472-491 - Endoscopic treatment of chronic pancreatitis: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline – Updated August 2018
DOI https://doi.org/10.1055/a-0822-0832 | Endoscopy 2019; 51: 179-193 - Endoscopic biliary stenting: indications, choice of stents and results: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) clinical Guideline – Updated October 2017
DOI https://doi.org/10.1055/a-0659-9864 | Endoscopy 2018; 50: 910–930 - Endoscopic management of acute necrotizing pancreatitis: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) evidence-based multidisciplinary guideline
https://doi.org/10.1055/a-0588-5365 | Endoscopy 2018; 50: 524–546 - Indications, results, and clinical impact of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided sampling in gastroenterology: ESGE Clinical Guideline – Update January 2017
DOI https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-109021 | Endoscopy 2017 - Role of endoscopy in primary sclerosing cholangitis: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) and European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) Clinical Guideline
DOI https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-107029 | Endoscopy 2017; 49(06): 588-608 - Papillary cannulation and sphincterotomy techniques at ERCP: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Clinical Guideline
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-108641 | Published online: 2016 Endoscopy - Diagnosis and management of iatrogenic endoscopic perforations: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Position Statement
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0034-1377531 | Endoscopy 2014; 46: 693–711 - Prophylaxis of post-ERCP pancreatitis: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline – Updated June 2014
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0034-1377875 | Endoscopy 2014; 46: 799–815 - Biliary stenting: Indications, choice of stents and results: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) clinical guideline
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0031-1291633 | Endoscopy 2012; 44: 277–292 - Indications, results, and clinical impact of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided sampling in gastroenterology: ESGE Clinical Guideline
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0030-1256754 | Endoscopy 2011; 43: 897–909
- Colorectal polypectomy and endoscopic mucosal resection: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline – Update 2024
DOI https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2304-3219 | Endoscopy 2024; 56 - Small-bowel capsule endoscopy and device-assisted enteroscopy for diagnosis and treatment of small-bowel disorders: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline – Update 2022
DOI https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1973-3796 | Endoscopy 2022; 54 - Endoscopic submucosal dissection for superficial gastrointestinal lesions: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline – Update 2022
DOI https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1811-7025 | Endoscopy 2022; 54 - Endoscopic tissue sampling – Part 2: Lower gastrointestinal tract. European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline
DOI https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1671-6336 | Endoscopy 2021; 53 - Diagnosis and management of acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline
DOI https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1496-8969 | Endoscopy 2021; 53: 850-868 - Imaging alternatives to colonoscopy: CT colonography and colon capsule. European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) and European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology (ESGAR) Guideline – Update 2020
DOI https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1258-4819 | Endoscopy 2020; 52: 1022–1036 - Diagnosis and management of iatrogenic endoscopic perforations: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Position Statement – Update 2020
DOI https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1222-3191 | Endoscopy 2020; 52: 792–810 - 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 - Endoscopic management of gastrointestinal motility disorders – part 2: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline
DOI https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1171-3174 | Endoscopy 2020; 52 - Advanced imaging for detection and differentiation of colorectal neoplasia: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline – Update 2019
DOI https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1031-7657 | Endoscopy 2019; 51: 1155–1179 - 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 - Endoscopic management of polyposis syndromes: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline
DOI https://doi.org/10.1055/a-0965-0605 | Endoscopy 2019; 51 - Bowel preparation for colonoscopy: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline – Update 2019
DOI https://doi.org/10.1055/a-0959-0505 | Published online: 2019 | Endoscopy - 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 - 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(03): 270-297 - Endoscopic submucosal dissection: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline
DOI http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1055/s-0034-1392882 | Endoscopy 2015; 47(09): 829-854 - Self-expandable metal stents for obstructing colonic and extracolonic cancer: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Clinical Guideline
DOI http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1055/s-0034-1390700 | Endoscopy 2014; 46: 990–1002 - Small-bowel capsule endoscopy and device-assisted enteroscopy for diagnosis and treatment of small bowel disorders: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Clinical Guideline
DOI http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1055/s-0034-1391855 | Endoscopy 2015; 47: 352–376 - Advanced imaging for detection and differentiation of colorectal neoplasia: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline
DOI http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1055/s-0034-1365348 | Endoscopy 2014; 46: 435–449 - Clinical indications for computed tomographic colonography: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) and European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology (ESGAR) Guideline
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0034-1378092 | Endoscopy 2014; 46: 897–908 - Diagnosis and management of iatrogenic endoscopic perforations: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Position Statement
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0034-1377531 | Endoscopy 2014; 46: 693–711 - Post-polypectomy colonoscopy surveillance: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0033-1344548 | Endoscopy 2013; 45: 842–851 - Bowel preparation for colonoscopy: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0032-1326186 | Endoscopy 2013; 45: 142–150 - Colon capsule endoscopy: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0031-1291717 | Endoscopy 2012; 44: 527–536
- Training in basic gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures: a European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) and European Society of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Nurses and Associates (ESGENA) Position Statement
DOI https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2205-2613 | Endoscopy 2023; 55 - Informed consent for endoscopic procedures: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Position Statement
DOI https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2133-3365 | Endoscopy 2023; 55 - Endoscopy in patients on antiplatelet or anticoagulant therapy: British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) and European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) guideline update
DOI https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1547-2282 | Endoscopy 2021; 53: - Reprocessing of flexible endoscopes and endoscopic accessories used in gastrointestinal endoscopy: ESGE – ESGENA Position Statement – Update 2018
DOI https://doi.org/10.1055/a-0759-1629 | Endoscopy 2018; 50: 1205–1234 - ESGE-ESGENA technical specification for process validation and routine testing of endoscope reprocessing in washer-disinfectors according to EN ISO 15883, parts 1, 4 and ISO/TS 15883-5
DOI https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-122073 I Endoscopy 2017; 49:1262-1275 - Prevention of multidrug-resistant infections from contaminated duodenoscopes: ESGE-ESGENA Position Statement
DOI https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-120523 | Endoscopy - Endoscopy in patients on antiplatelet or anticoagulant therapy, including direct oral anticoagulants: British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) and European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) guidelines
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-102652 | Endoscopy 2016; 48: 1–18 - Non-anesthesiologist administration of propofol for gastrointestinal endoscopy: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, European Society of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Nurses and Associates Guideline – Updated June 2015
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0034-1393414 | Endoscopy 2015; 47: 1175–1189 - European Curriculum for Sedation Training in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: ESGE – ESGENA Position Statement
DOI http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1055/s-0033-1344142 | Endoscopy 2013; 45: 496–504 - Radiation protection in digestive endoscopy: European Society of Digestive Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0031-1291791 | Endoscopy 2012; 44: 408–424
