[Surgical aspects of primary tuberculosis in children: clinical presentation and indications for surgical treatment].

Aim: During the last years a trend of increasing the cases with primary pulmonary tuberculosis (PPT) in our country is observed. The aim of this study is to analyze retrospectively the pediatric cases with PPT and to determinate the specific clinical features as well the indications for surgery.

Material And Methods: For a period of six years (2000-2005) thirteen children with PPT were treated at the Department of pediatric surgery.