Surgeons: At the Edge of Life

Surgeons attempt a rare and high-risk transplant to transform their 21-year-old patient’s life and perform a complex kidney procedure vital for another patient’s survival.

Surgeons battle to save a patient with an aggressive tumour and a patient whose aorta – the body’s biggest artery – could rupture at any moment.

Surgeons at NHS Lothian perform high-risk surgery to repair a failing heart and take extreme measures to prevent the return of breast cancer in a young patient.

Surgeons attempt to save a patient’s life, and her ability to smile, by removing a tumour in her cheek and reconstructing her facial nerve.

Surgeons at NHS Lothian remove a recurring brain tumour from a 25-year-old patient and attempt a rare ‘off pump’ cardiac procedure on a man with severe coronary disease.

Doctors at NHS Lothian perform high-risk surgery to save their patient’s sight, and three specialists work together to treat a complex case of advanced ovarian cancer.