SICCR Spring Congress

The first National SICCR Spring Congress took place in the University of Tor Vergata on the 23rd and 24th April, organized by professor G. Milito with the collaboration of Professor F. La Torre.
Why was it called Spring Congress? Firstly because it took place in April, secondly because dedicated to the young colorectal surgeons who completed all reports and carried out live operations helped by some of the most famous foreign colorectal surgeons. All this took place by means of a link via satellite between the new operating theatres of the splendid Tor Vergata policlinic and the main hall of the faculty of Economics of the same university, kindly granted by the head professor L. Paganetto.
Participation was great and enthusiastic regardless of financial difficulties, owing to the freeze of the financial law. Themes regarded colorectal cancer, dysfunctions of the pelvic pavement, difficult pereanal fistulas, IBD. In the operating theatre, operations were carried out faultlessly, with an enthusiasm, which forced me to ask the Directive Council of SICCR to allow the event to be repeated every year in my University at the same time. Regardless of the many years of experience in the operating theatre, I noticed how expert surgeons such as J. Nicholls and R. Philips of St. Mark’s hospital London and R. Bergamaschi from the United States and our Professor Cervigni contributed to the successful outcome of the event in order to shed light on some important aspects of pathologies that at times result difficult, and on surgical indications with consequent therapies. Throughout the operations discussion was lively thanks to both the chairmen and to the participants.
A special and sincere thanks goes to my friend F. La Torre for his collaboration and for insisting that the event take place on the dates fixed. I would also like to thank the Directive Council together with the president and the organizing secretariat adept in coordinating the difficult tasks.
The conclusions are that the congress be repeated every year with the same guide lines as promised to the chorus of requests made by participants.
Giovanni Milito