I almost forgot about Multimedia Friday!
Here's some brain surgery! [edit by Sandra - the procedure in the video is removal of a Hydatid cyst. It's a tapeworm, eww!]
Hahaha.... soooo cheezy. Wilder Penfield - the greatest Canadian alive!
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Don't mess with Penfield!!!
I don't get the first video. What procedure where they actually doing?
Hey!!
hell if I know ;) it just looked bloody so I posted it :)
I edited in a link about the surgery: it's a tapeworm.
is that even coming out of the head? or some other body part?
The head, yes. A brain tapeworm. *shudder*