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Health care professionals in endoscopy units are at increased risk of infection from COVID-19.\u200aInfection prevention and control has been shown to be dramatically effective in assuring the safety of both health care professionals and patients. The European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (www.esge.com) and the European Society of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Nurses and Associates (www.esgena.org) are joining forces to provide guidance during this pandemic to help assure the highest level of endoscopy care and protection against COVID-19 for both patients and endoscopy unit personnel. This guidance is based upon the best available evidence regarding assessment of risk during the current status of the pandemic and a consensus on which procedures to perform and the priorities on resumption. We appreciate the gaps in knowledge and evidence, especially on the proper strategy(ies) for the resumption of normal endoscopy practice during the upcoming phases and end of the pandemic and therefore a list of potential research questions is presented. New evidence may result in an updated statement.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1055\/a-1155-6229","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,4,17]],"date-time":"2020-04-17T23:25:39Z","timestamp":1587165939000},"page":"483-490","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":264,"title":["ESGE and ESGENA Position Statement on gastrointestinal endoscopy and the COVID-19 pandemic"],"prefix":"10.1055","volume":"52","author":[{"given":"Ian M.","family":"Gralnek","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Emek Medical Center, Afula, Israel & Rappaport Faculty of Medicine Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel"}]},{"given":"Cesare","family":"Hassan","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Nuovo Regina Margherita Hospital, Rome, Italy"}]},{"given":"Ulrike","family":"Beilenhoff","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Ulm, Germany"}]},{"given":"Giulio","family":"Antonelli","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Nuovo Regina Margherita Hospital, Rome, Italy"}]},{"given":"Alanna","family":"Ebigbo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"III. 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