Surgeons: At the Edge of Life
In the Balance
Season 7 Episode 2 of 6
At Edinburgh's Western General Hospital, Consultant Colorectal surgeon Danielle Collins operates on a patient who has an aggressive tumour that has doubled in size in two months. Consultant Vascular surgeon Orwa Falah takes on a replacement of his patient's, Isabel, aorta, which has expanded so much that it could burst at any moment
Surgeons: At the Edge of Life airs on BBC Two HD at 1:50 AM, Wednesday 21 May. (Subtitles, repeat, sign language, audio description.)
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Medical ➝ Health
Shaun Dooley
Narrator
Steven Todd
Director
Fiona Wilson
Series Producer