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Burr Hole Surgery: Types, Technique and Review of Literature

Rohit Namdev, Manish Swarnkar, Dhirendra Wagh, SP Singh

Citation Information : Namdev R, Swarnkar M, Wagh D, Singh S. Burr Hole Surgery: Types, Technique and Review of Literature. Arch Craniofac Sci 2018; 6 (1):10-12.

DOI: 10.5005/ACOFS-11029-06103

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 28-02-2018

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2018; BPH.


Abstract

This article provides a basic overview of burr hole surgery and its applications, such as emergency burr hole evacuation for extra-axial cerebral haemorrhage or for different types of craniotomies. To perform fronto-orbito-zygomatic craniotomy, fronto-temporal, supra-orbital, or fronto-temporal-parietal decompressive craniectomies, among other procedures, a key bur-hole at the fronto-zygomatic-temporal region is usually utilized. However, the term “key hole,” or “key burr hole,” is frequently used to describe any burr hole in this region (fronto-zygomatic-temporal region anterior to pterional region).(1,2)


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