Surgeons: At the Edge of Life

Surgeons at University Hospital Southampton take on a high risk surgery to try and remove a life threatening tumour.

Teams of surgeons at University Hospital Southampton perform lifesaving cancer surgery on a patient who must sacrifice an eye for a potential cure and an 83-year-old patient who needs a challenging operation to remove his bladder and prostate.

Surgeons operating on two patients must alter their plans to avoid catastrophe.

Surgeons at University Hospital Southampton face complex surgery to reconstruct a patient's jaw and remove a cancerous oesophagus.

Surgeons at University Hospital Southampton perform intense and complex procedures to save patients' lives. In this episode the consultants carry out high risk spinal surgery and attempt to repair a section of the body's biggest blood vessel that's threatening to burst.

Surgeons at University Hospital Southampton perform complex procedures to save patients' lives. But this comes with great risk. In this episode, the major trauma team fight to save the lives of two motorcyclists with life threatening injuries.