title: Management of persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous by pars plana vitrectomy.
abstract: Two children with persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous (PHPV) underwent vitrectomy and lensectomy via the pars plana to remove the fibrovascular stalk. Postoperatively the eyes were quiet, only a slight vitreous haze obscured the fundus view in the immediate postoperative period, and the stumps of the stalks retracted. Early surgical treatment of PHPV may prevent later serious complications.
mesh_terms: D002387:Cataract Extraction; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia / Q000601:surgery; D007223:Infant; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery