Main Topics
Scientific Program Overview — ESAGE 2026
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Therapeutic Endoscopy & Interventional Innovations
  • EUS Guided Interventions Beyond Drainage
  • Advanced Resection Techniques: EMR and ESD
  • Third-Space Endoscopy (POEM, G-POEM, Z-POEM)
  • Endoscopic Residual Full-Thickness Resection (EFTR)
  • Radiofrequency Ablation for Barrett's Esophagus and Beyond
  • Bariatric Endoscopy: Intragastric Balloons & Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty
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Artificial Intelligence & Digital Transformation
  • Computer-Aided Detection (CADe) in Colonoscopy: Real-World Performance
  • AI in Gastroenterology: Beyond Diagnostics
  • AI in IBD: Predicting Treatment Response
  • Machine Learning in Capsule Endoscopy
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Hepatology & Metabolic Associated Diseases
  • MAFLD: The New Paradigm of Treatment
  • HBV: New Guidance and Functional Cure Strategies
  • HCV: Challenges
  • Nutrition and Liver Disease: New Guidelines
  • The Intersection of GLP-1s and Hepatology
  • Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Surveillance and Emerging Systemic Therapies
  • Liver Transplantation: Optimizing Outcomes in the MENA Region
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
  • New Medications Facilitating Top-Down Therapy
  • Personalized Medicine in IBD: Biomarkers and Predictors of Response
  • Perianal Fistulizing Crohn's Disease: New Insights and Treatments
  • JAK Inhibitors in IBD: Positioning and Safety
  • Pregnancy and IBD: Optimizing Outcomes
  • Treat-to-Target Strategies in Ulcerative Colitis
  • Extraintestinal Manifestations of IBD
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Esophagus & Small Bowel
  • Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE): From Diagnosis to Advanced Therapies
  • Refractory GERD: Evaluating Surgical, Endoscopic, and Medical Options
  • Barrett's Esophagus: Surveillance Intervals and Ablation
  • Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO): Controversies and Updates
  • Esophageal Motility Disorders: High-Resolution Manometry Interpretation
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Pancreatic Disorders
  • Autoimmune Pancreatitis: Diagnostic Criteria and Treatment
  • Acute Pancreatitis: Step-Up Approach and Nutrition
  • Chronic Pancreatitis: Total Pancreatectomy with Islet Auto-transplantation
  • EUS-Guided Drainage of Pancreatic Fluid Collections
  • Novel Enzymes and Nutrition in Pancreatic Insufficiency
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Colorectal Cancer & Prevention
  • FIT and other noninvasive tests: Optimizing Cutoffs and Adherence
  • Serrated Polyps: Detection and Management
  • Post-Polypectomy Surveillance: New Guidelines
  • Hereditary GI Cancer Syndromes: Lynch and Beyond
  • Chemoprevention in Colorectal Cancer
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Functional GI Disorders & Neurogastroenterology
  • Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction: New Rome Criteria in Practice
  • Dietary Approaches: Low FODMAP and Beyond
  • Neuromodulators in Functional Dyspepsia
  • Gastroparesis: New Therapeutic Options
  • Pelvic Floor Dysfunction: Biofeedback and Beyond
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H. pylori 2024–2026: New Horizons
  • The New H. pylori Guideline: What Changed in 2026?
  • Antibiotic Resistance: The Global Crisis and Regional Patterns
  • Bismuth-Based Quadruple Therapy: First-Line or Rescue?
  • Novel Regimens: Vonoprazan, Rifabutin, and New Combinations
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Gut Microbiome & Human Health
  • The Microbiome in IBS: From Pathophysiology to Therapeutics
  • Probiotics, Prebiotics, and Postbiotics: Evidence-Based Applications in GI
  • Dietary Interventions to Modulate the Microbiome
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Hot Topics in GI Pharmacology
  • Biosimilars in IBD: Real-World Efficacy and Switching Strategies
  • GLP-1 Agonists: GI Side Effects and Emerging Indications
  • New Drug Approvals in Hepatology
  • Optimizing Biologic Therapy in IBD: Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
  • Gastric Acid Suppression: P-CABs vs. PPIs
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Gastrointestinal Oncology
  • Immunotherapy in GI Cancers: Current Indications and Future Directions
  • Management of Neuroendocrine Tumors
  • Cholangiocarcinoma: New Systemic Therapies
  • Gastric Cancer: Precision Medicine Approaches
  • The Role of Interventional Endoscopy in Oncology
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Nutrition & Metabolism
  • Medical Nutrition Therapy in Liver Disease
  • Nutritional Management of Short Bowel Syndrome
  • Obesity and GI Diseases: The Metabolic Connection
  • Micronutrient Deficiencies in IBD
  • Dietary Interventions in Functional GI Disorders
  • The Role of the Gastroenterologist in Obesity Medicine
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Hot Debates & Controversies
  • FMT for IBS: Ready for Prime Time?
  • ESD vs. Surgery for Early Gastric Cancer
  • Treat MAFLD in All Patients with Steatosis?
  • Biosimilar Switching: Mandate or Choice?
  • C. difficile: FMT or New Antibiotics First-Line?
  • Surveillance Intervals for Barrett's: Too Frequent?
  • CRC Screening Starting at 45: Evidence Enough?
  • Probiotics in Acute Pancreatitis: Helpful or Harmful?
  • Gluten-Free Diet for All with Functional Symptoms?