Publications by the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
Clinical Guidelines / Joint Statements / Patient Information and More
SAGES (The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons), aware of the vital role of endoscopy and minimal access surgery to patient care, has developed and implemented an educational program to help surgeons improve outcomes for patients who require these procedures. The educational activities and services will include enduring materials in printed and electronic formats.
We have the following Publications available:
- Practice/Clinical Guidelines (12 documents)
- Privileging Guidelines (4 documents)
- Training Guidelines (2 documents)
- Position Papers/Statements (5 documents)
- Outlines for Education (2 documents)
- Miscellaneous (3 documents)
These guidelines are PDF downloads only.
The SAGES Manuals are portable, concise, beautifully illustrated manuals from the world's pioneering Society of minimally invasive surgery. These books provide an authoritative synopsis of the major laparoscopic and endoscopic procedures in easy-to-use, outline form. They are an absolute must-have reference for the general surgery resident on call or as a refresher before procedures.
SAGES publishes Patient Information Brochures which cover common laparoscopic and endoscopic procedures in a language that is designed to be easy understand for the lay person or primary care physician.
Additionally, several of our brochures have been translated into other languages.
- Patient Information (15 documents)
- Patient Information (Spanish) (6 documents)
- Patient Information (French) (5 documents)
- Patient Information (Polish) (14 documents)
- Patient Information (Vietnamese) (1 documents)
All SAGES Members receive a subscription to Surgical Endoscopy as well as online access to the following:
- Annals of Surgical Oncology
- Diseases of the Colon & Rectum
- Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
- World Journal of Surgery
Visit the Journals to see what is Online First for each.
SAGES publishes SCOPE twice a year and it is sent to all members automatically. We offer this archive of PDF back issues for reference and education.