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Surgeons: At the Edge of LifeSeries 8Episodes

    One False Move

    6/6Surgeons take calculated risks in highly complex liver and spinal operations.

    The Price We Pay

    5/6Two patients with rare conditions lead to surgeons removing a voice box and a kidney.

    Back from the Brink

    4/6Surgeons drain a patient’s blood to save his life and try to save another’s fertility.

    Replace and Renew

    3/6A double organ transplant and a rare tongue tumour require urgent surgery.

    Life on the Line

    2/6Surgeons face tricky dilemmas in bile duct tumour and chest sarcoma operations.

    Sacrifice to Survive

    1/6Rare penis cancer and severe endometriosis require radical procedures.