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 The Videosurgery Section was established on 28 October 1991 as the Section of Viscerosynthesis of the Association of Polish Surgeons (TCHP). The section was created by the assistant professor (currently full professor) Edward Stanowski from the Department of General, Oncological and Thoracic Surgery of the Military Institute of Health Services at Szaserów Street in Warsaw. During the 5th symposium of the Section, held in Mikołajki, the General Meeting of members decided to change the name of the Section into the Videosurgery Section of the Association of Polish Surgeons (TCHP).
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Professor Stanowski had performed the function of the Section’s Chairman for 13 years. In April 2005, due to the expiration of the tenure, at the 11th Symposium of the Section of Viscerosynthesis of the Association of Polish Surgeons (TCHP), following the elections held during the General Meeting of the Section, the post of the Chairman was assumed by Tadeusz Wróblewski, MD, PhD, from the Clinic of General, Transplantation and Liver Surgery of the Medical University in Warsaw.
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The Section actively participated in the promotion of new, so-called minimally invasive surgical procedures in Poland and has a great share in the development of surgical laparoscopy, thoracoscopy and endoscopy. The Section has organised annual symposia and a number of workshops involving surgical operations performed and broadcast "live" to the conference hall. Also, a number of workshops aimed at improving the professional skills of surgeons have been held under the auspices of the Section.
In 1999, the first joint Polish-Czech-Slovak Symposium took place in Ustronie. Since then, the symposium has been held on an annual basis alternately in the three countries (the 8th Symposium took place in April 2005). The main goal of the symposia before Poland’s EU entry was the exchange of knowledge between the three neighbouring countries and the tradition will also be continued in the future. 2006 will see celebrations of the 15th anniversary of the establishment of the Section.
Since 1994, the Section has published the Videosurgery quarterly, a journal that serves as a forum for the exchange of scientific knowledge, description of interesting cases, presentation of new surgical techniques, as well as recent achievements and experiences of surgeons in laparoscopic and endoscopic procedures. In 2006, the range of topics covered by the quarterly was extended and, consequently, the title was changed to Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques. Also, another patronage was included in the journal – that of the Bariatric Surgery Section of the Association of Polish Surgeons (TCHP). The quarterly is now a medium for the exchange of knowledge of scientific developments between university centres and local branches in small towns.
The Section has more than 400 active members, as well as numerous applicants and supporters. The number of members is expected to rise (currently only specialist surgeons are allowed). The Section is a very active member of the EAES (the European Association of Endoscopic Surgery) and has its representatives in the management board of the EAES. In 2005, the Section applied to the National Consultant for Surgery to modify the curriculum of educating surgeons to include laparoscopic surgery as part of surgery specialisation.
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