Surgeons: A Matter of Life or Death (2023)
Remarkable life-saving operations and extraordinary stories of surgical skill.
Seasons & Episode
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Stephen has highly aggressive jaw cancer and undergoes ground-breaking surgery to save his life. Hilary is suffering from a rare carcinoid tumour and faces a complex procedure with a 40% risk of death.
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Following a liver transplant, an operation to remove a rare cancer of the soft palette, and a particularly nasty open fracture of a woman's lower leg.
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If surgeons don't operate on Pratyush soon, his tumour could push him into a coma, before killing him. Mariella needs a ground-breaking procedure for a recurring bowel cancer.
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Laura, 29, has an incurable brain tumour. To extend her life, she needs it removed. But the hugely risky surgery will have a drastic effect on her memory and may even kill her.