A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c23.85

v1.c23.85

The complications (upadrava) which may arise when an ignorant physician accidentally (yadṛcchayā) pierces one of the three sirās called kālikā, marmarikā and lohitikā are described (16.5), followed by the management of improper piercing, the care after a proper technique has been employed, and the gradual dilatation of the hole (16.6–8).