Colorectal Disease is a new journal publishing original research in any discipline relating to colorectal pathology. The journal will further education and inter-professional development by including regular review articles, discussions of current controversies, occasional highly selected case reports, and question and answer features.Colorectal Disease is the official organ of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland. The journal will report news of the Association and take a major interest in coloproctological matters across Europe as a whole.