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Surgeons: A Matter of Life or Death Season 1 Episodes

Season 1 Episode Guide

6 Episodes 2023 - 2023

Episode 1

Episode #1.1

45 mins

Stephen's aggressive jaw cancer is a cause for critical concern. For surgeons Prav Praveen and Sat Parmar, there simply isn't a moment to lose. They urgently need to perform a radical procedure - removing and discarding Stephen's jaw.

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Episode 2

Episode #1.2

45 mins

This edition of the documentary series follows a liver transplant operation, an operation to remove a rare cancer of the soft palette and handling a particularly nasty open fracture of a woman's lower leg.

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Episode 3

Episode #1.3

60 mins

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Episode 4

Episode #1.4

45 mins

29-year-old Laura faces an excruciatingly difficult decision. She has an incurable brain tumour. To extend her life she needs to have it removed. But, the hugely risky surgery will have a drastic effect on her memory and may even kill her.

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Episode 5

Episode #1.5

45 mins

This edition features an operation on a 66-year-old's massive aortic aneurysm, a complicated procedure to remove an angiosarcoma and an operation which carries with it a significant risk of facial paralysis.

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Episode 6

Episode #1.6

45 mins

Gary has a rare tumour lodged in his spine. Leaving it in place will probably lead to paralysis, but an operation carries a huge risk. Margaret has developed a spontaneous hole in her skull.

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