title: In-toto removal of a subretinal Cysticercus cellulosae by pars plana vitrectomy.
abstract: A case of subretinal cysticercosis was treated with laser coagulations round the cyst prior to surgery. In-toto removal of the living cysticercus was performed by pars plana vitrectomy. Two weeks after surgery 25/20 vision was regained. Histopathology of the cyst confirmed the clinical diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: F C Donders Institute of Ophthalmology, Utrecht University Hospital, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Luger
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Stilma
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Ringens
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: van Baarlen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D015822:Eye Infections, Parasitic / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008028:Light Coagulation; D008297:Male; D012160:Retina / Q000601:surgery; D014821:Vitrectomy