Clinical Practice Guidelines The role of the Clinical Practice Guidelines Committee focuses primarily on the creation of practice parameters for various procedures to assist physicians in caring for patients with colon and rectal disease. The following clinical practice guidelines have been published in the ASCRS scientific journal Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2024 Clinical Practice Guidelines Management of Hemorrhoids Guideline PDF Management of Inherited Adenomatous Polyposis Syndromes Guideline PDF 2023 Clinical Practice Guidelines Management of Rectal Cancer 2023 Supplement to 2020 Rectal Cancer CPG Podcast | Visual Abstract Reduction of Venous Thromboembolic Disease in Colorectal Surgery Guideline PDF | Podcast | Visual Abstract Management of Fecal Incontinence Guideline PDF | Podcast | Visual Abstract Management of Anal Fissures Guideline PDF | Podcast | Visual Abstract Enhanced Recovery After Colon and Rectal Surgery from ASCRS and SAGES Guideline PDF | Podcast | Visual Abstract 2022 Clinical Practice Guidelines Ostomy Surgery Guideline PDF | Podcast | Visual Abstract Management of Anorectal Abscess, Fistula-in-Ano, and Rectovaginal Fistula Guideline PDF | Podcast | Visual Abstract Perioperative Evaluation and Management of Frailty Among Older Adults Undergoing Colorectal Surgery Guideline PDF | Podcast | Visual Abstract Management of Colon Cancer Guideline PDF | Podcast | Visual Abstract 2021 Clinical Practice Guidelines Management of Colonic Volvulus and Acute Colonic Pseudo-Obstruction Guideline PDF | Podcast | Visual Abstract Surgical Management of Ulcerative Colitis Guideline PDF | Podcast | Visual Abstract Management of Clostridioides difficile Infection Guideline PDF | Podcast | Visual Abstract Surveillance and Survivorship Care of Patients After Curative Treatment of Colon and Rectal Cancer Guideline PDF | Podcast | Visual Abstract 2020 Clinical Practice Guidelines Management of Rectal Cancer - Management of Rectal Cancer 2023 Supplement Guideline PDF | Podcast | Visual Abstract Surgical Management of Crohn's Disease Guideline PDF | Podcast | Visual Abstract Treatment of Left-sided Colonic Diverticulitis Guideline PDF | Podcast | Visual Abstract 2019 Clinical Practice Guidelines Management of Appendiceal Neoplasms Guideline PDF | Podcast | Visual Abstract Management of Pilonidal Disease Guideline PDF | Podcast | Visual Abstract Use of Bowel Preparation in Elective Colon and Rectal Surgery Guideline PDF | Podcast | Visual Abstract 2018 Clinical Practice Guidelines Treatment of Chronic Radiation Proctitis Guideline PDF | Podcast | Visual Abstract Anal Squamous Cell Cancers Guideline PDF | Podcast | Visual Abstract Anorectal Physiology Testing and Pelvic Floor Terminology Guideline PDF 2017 Clinical Practice Guidelines Treatment of Rectal Prolapse Guideline PDF | Visual Abstract Surgical Treatment of Patients With Lynch Syndrome Guideline PDF Multispecialty Guideline on Reprocessing Flexible GI Endoscopes Guideline PDF 2016 Clinical Practice Guidelines Evaluation and Management of Constipation Guideline PDF 2015 Clinical Practice Guidelines Ambulatory Anorectal Surgery Guideline PDF The following parameters have been published in other scientific journals.