This page gives you some information about the Society and its history. 

The Italian Society for Endoscopic Surgery (S.I.C.E.) was founded in Rome by Licinio Angelini, Nicola Basso, Salvatore Mancuso and Riccardo Marana in 1991 with the aim of promoting and developing studies and scientific research in the field of endoscopic surgery and other technological fields related to this particular branch of the surgical sciences.

The hard work of the President Francesco Morino, of the General Secretary Nicola Basso and of the Steering Committee led, in 1994, to the final union with the other three societies of minimally invasive surgery, founded in the meantime, namely the Italian Association of Celioscopic Surgery (AICC), the Italian Society of Emergency Laparoscopic Surgery and the Italian Society of Endo-Laparoscopic and Minimally-Invasive Surgery (SICEM).

SICE thus modified its denomination to become the Italian Society for Endoscopic Surgery and Minimally-Invasive Surgery (S.I.C.E.).

– President Alberto Montori – (1994-1997) Italian endoscopic surgery was thus represented as a single body within the European scientific community and took part with a leading role in the Federation  of European Societies within the EAES – European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (Blockmembership).  The EAES Blockmembership has been operating since 1996 and “Surgical Endoscopy” has become the official journal also of the Italian Society for Endoscopic Surgery.

During this same period, four national registries were set up, and are still in use today, concerning the most significant diseases treated laparoscopically.  Statistical data are available on this web site, both to the affiliated centres and to members, under the section National Registries.

Since 1995, SICE holds its National Congress every two years, taking part in the alternating years in  the “Italian Surgery Week”, organized  by the Italian Society of Surgery (S.I.C.).

In 1995,  the SICE-Industry Joint Committee was set up  and a protocol was defined in order to set out guidelines  for sponsorizations with the 11 Leading Companies in the field..

In 1997, whilst Enrico Croce was President of the Society,  the organization and management of the Society were updated and the Society now has 500 active members.

Twinning with the Société Française de Chirurgie Endoscopique (SFCE) has been finalized and the first steps have been taken towards twinning with Societies in  Argentina and Middle East countries..

As far as concerns the current issues regarding self-regulation of scientific meeting activities, SICE was the first to define and publicize guidelines to be used for performing live surgery during Congresses. Steering Committee efforts were focused on the formation of young surgeons, an agreement having been drawn up between SICE and the ACOI (Italian Association of Hospital Surgeons) School of Laparoscopic Surgery.

The rapid progress made in methods and the development of new and sophisticated techniques, of which the Society is constantly aware, has led, after 10 years,  to a change being made in the denomination of the Society, now known as the Italian Society for Endoscopic Surgery and New Technologies.

SICE, in its first 15 years, has continued to represent a prestigious reference point of Italian minimally invasive surgery.

S.I.C.E. National Congresses.

"1^st National Congress"

Verona - Auditorium Glaxo, december 15-16, 1995

President: Claudio Cordiano

"2^nd National Congress"

Italian Surgical Week

Rome – Cavalieri Hilton Hotel , october 15 and 17, 1996

President: Alberto Montori

"3^rd National Congress"

Modena - Military Academy, september 24-27,1997

President: Gianluigi Melotti

"4^th National Congress"

2^nd Italian Surgical Week

Rome – Cavalieri Hilton Hotel , october 13, 1998

President: Enrico Croce

"5^th National Congress"

Turin – Lingotto Congress Center, september 19-21,1999

President: Mario Morino

"6^th National Congress"

3^rd Italian Surgical Week

Rome – Cavalieri Hilton Hotel , october 19, 2000

President: Enrico Croce

"7^th National Congress"

Urbino – Collegi Universitari, september 9-12, 2001

President: Emanuele Lezoche

"11^th Nazionale Congress"

Pisa – Palazzo dei Congressi september 18-20, 2005

President: Paolo Miccoli

Past Boards.

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