Trepanning
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| + | '''Trepanation''' (also known '''trepanning''', '''trephination''', '''trephining''' or '''burr hole''') is a form of [[surgery]] in which a hole is [[drill]]ed or scraped into the [[skull]], thus exposing the [[dura mater]] in order to treat health problems related to intracranial diseases, though in the modern era it is used only to treat [[epidural hematoma|epidural]] and [[subdural hematoma]]s, as an extreme [[body modification]], and for surgical access for certain other neurosurgical procedures. | ||
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Trepanation (also known trepanning, trephination, trephining or burr hole) is a form of surgery in which a hole is drilled or scraped into the skull, thus exposing the dura mater in order to treat health problems related to intracranial diseases, though in the modern era it is used only to treat epidural and subdural hematomas, as an extreme body modification, and for surgical access for certain other neurosurgical procedures.
