Trepanning, also known as trepanation, trephination, trephining or making a burr hole is a surgical intervention in which a hole is drilled or scraped into the human skull.

What is trepanning used for?

Trepanation is a treatment used for epidural and subdural hematomas, and surgical access for certain other neurosurgical procedures, such as intracranial pressure monitoring. Modern surgeons generally use the term craniotomy for this procedure.

What does Trepanned mean in English?

verb (used with object), tre·panned, tre·pan·ning. to ensnare or entrap. to entice. to cheat or swindle.