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Surgeons: A Matter of Life or Death

Surgeons: A Matter of Life or Death (2023)

July. 20,2023

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Surgeons: A Matter of Life or Death

Remarkable life-saving operations and extraordinary stories of surgical skill.

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Surgeons: A Matter of Life or Death

2023

Remarkable life-saving operations and extraordinary stories of surgical skill.

Seasons & Episode

Seasons 2 : 2025

6 Episode

Episode 1 - Episode 1

January. 08,2025

Return of the series in which life-saving and life-changing operations involve split-second decisions. Sajid has a massive aneurysm. If it bursts, he will bleed to death.

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Episode 2 - Episode 2

January. 15,2025

Surgeons face a challenge as Susan's cancer spreads from her jaw to her eye and nose. Removing it will leave a significant hole in her face, needing complex reconstruction.

Episode 3 - Episode 3

January. 22,2025

Syed's life hangs in the balance as his testicular cancer has spread into his heart. If the tumour dislodges, it could block prove fatal. Consultant urological surgeons undertake a radical plan with the monumental task of removing the tumour, along with help from the cardiac surgeons. In the thoracic theatres, surgeon prepares to operate on 77-year-old David. Last year, David underwent surgery in another hospital to remove cancer from his rib, but tests revealed that the disease is growing back. Renal surgeons prepare to perform a life-changing kidney transplant. Mark had his kidneys removed due to kidney disease, leaving him entirely reliant on dialysis to survive. His half-brother James voluntarily undergoes surgery to donate his kidney and give Mark his life back.

Episode 4 - Episode 4

February. 05,2025

An ENT surgeon must operate on Sarah, whose bone tumour is pushing into her skull. Mike, who has pancreatic cancer, has a high-risk but potentially life-saving operation.

Episode 5 - Episode 5

February. 12,2025

Claire has a tumour growing between her brain and her nose. And if her surgeon can't mend the hole he has to make in her skull to get the tumour out, she risks meningitis.

Episode 6 - Episode 6

February. 19,2025

A cardiac surgeon performs a heart transplant on mum Katie after a three-month hospital wait, and 75-year-old grandfather Edward needs surgery for aggressive kidney cancer.

Seasons 1 : 2023

6 Episode

Remarkable life-saving operations and extraordinary stories of surgical skill.