[Importance of close interdisciplinary cooperation in the treatment of diseases of the thyroid gland].

The authors reflect on the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration when resolving problems of the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the thyroid gland. In 1989-1993 at the First Surgical Clinic of the Kosice Hospital 189 patients were operated on account of thyroid disease. During the last year the number of operations increased substantially due to better cooperation.