Exploratory burr holes.
The ability to enter the cranial cavity rapidly and effectively is a mandatory skill for those managing the head-injured patient. It may be increasingly required now that earlier computed tomography diagnosis of non-traumatic intracranial lesions is made in centres without the immediate assistance of a neurosurgeon.
Battersby
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Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield.
D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed