Abstract

​ Dear colleagues, it is a great pleasure to invite you to the 12th European Colorectal Congress (ECC) from 2 to 6 December 2018 in St.Gallen, Switzerland. The key topics of this year’s European Colorectal Congress (ECC) will be Personalized Colorectal Surgery, New Technologies and Complications in Colorectal Surgery. As in the past, a Masterclass in Colorectal Surgery will precede the congress on Sunday, 2 December 2018. We set up an interesting programme for this year’s ECC and we look forward to welcoming you at the congress in St. Gallen this December.