Surgeons: A Matter of Life or Death

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11:05 PM to 12:05 AM

Tuesday 18 November

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University Hospitals Birmingham surgeons Sat Parmar and Tim Martin confront a huge challenge with patient Susan, whose aggressive cancer is spreading from her upper jaw to her eye and nose. Without immediate intervention, the tumour could become inoperable within weeks - although removing it will leave a significant hole in her face, which will need complex reconstruction. Meanwhile, Raj Nijjar operates on 80-year-old Maureen, whose entire stomach has shifted up into her chest, and Richard Irving treats Charlotte's debilitating facial paralysis, which has blighted her life for three years