[Surgical treatment of Graves-Basedow disease]

Authors indicate the usefulness of surgical procedures in treatment of Graves-Basedow disease to obtain the best and permanent therapeutic effects and suggest its important place in modern methods of treatment. They pay attention to difficulties in deciding about the range of thyroid gland tissue resection for preserving the state of hormonal balance in postoperative period. Importance of right surgery techniques, for minimizing the number of postoperative complications is also emphasized.