Phrases you don’t expect to hear during brain surgery:
“Just push on through like a snow plough” (senior doctor guiding his junior as she’s delicately getting deep down towards the brain aneurysm).
it was a very busy day for neurosurgery in theatres yesterday, although most of the juniors seemed to make their way to join us for the exciting part of our operation. The senior surgeon’s comment on how busy it’s been for their specialty: “It’s like a giant neurosurgical theme park here today! Neurodisney!”