Objective To study the surgical treatment of nodular goiter.Methods The surgical treatment effects of 248 cases with nodular goiter were reviewed.Results 123 paitients were cut off the merely nodle,83 patients suffered one side subtotal lobectomy,32 patients suffered doublr subtotal lobectomy, 10 patients suffered one side merely nodle plus oppside subtotal lobectomy, and 12 patients received operations twice,including 1 case (temporarily) of permanent injury of parathyroid, 1 case(temporarily) of injury of recurrent laryngeal never,3 cases of postoperative hemorrhage.All patients were followed up from 1 to 8 years,and no relapse was noted after operation.Conclusion One side thyroid gland nodle or nodles should cut off the merely nodle and it is unneceeary to deal with the blood vessel of the thyroid up and down,one side or double side thyroid gland nodles tightly should operated subtotal lobectomy, to ligate the blood vessel of the thyroid down, not to dispose the recuyyent laryngeal nerve,reserving the left over gland in cyst,and to prevent hypothyroidism and recurrent laryngeal nerve.