burr hole surgery

synonyms: trepanning, trephination, trephining
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.11654
Medical intervention in which a hole is drilled or scraped into the human skull, exposing the dura mater, to gain access during surgery, to relieve intracranial pressure, to evacuate a subdural hematoma, etc.
Source:
PAC, 2015, 87, 841. (IUPAC Glossary of terms used in neurotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2015)) on page 854 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'burr hole surgery' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.11654 RIS BibTex EndNote
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