Surgery Live
For four consecutive nights, top surgeons carried out life-changing operations live in front of a studio audience. While performing brain surgery on an awake patient, open heart surgery and more, the surgeons answered the audiences questions live.
- 2009-2009
- 1 season
- Documentary
For four consecutive nights, top surgeons carried out life-changing operations live in front of a studio audience. While performing brain surgery on an awake patient, open heart surgery and more, the surgeons answered the audiences questions live.
Season 1 Episode Guide
4 Episodes 2009
Episode 1
Open Heart Surgery
To repair the damaged mitral valve, our surgeon repaired it using tiny stitches and a semi-rigid ring.
Episode 2
Awake Brain Surgery
Our surgeon removed part of the patient's skull to take out suspected tumourous tissue, while the patient was awake.
Episode 3
Keyhole Stomach Repair
Our surgeon closed the hole in the diaphragm and then wrapped the upper part of the stomach around the bottom of the esophagus.
Episode 4
Pituitary Tumour Removal
Our surgeon extracted a tumour at the base of the brain, by entering through the nose.