Queye TV Surgeons: A Matter of Life or Death
Documentary
Surgeons: A Matter of Life or Death
2023
0:45
4 Seasons 21 Episodes
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Remarkable life-saving operations and extraordinary stories of surgical skill.

Episodes

Episode 1
Episode 1

Episode 1

Stephen has highly aggressive jaw cancer and undergoes ground-breaking surgery to save his life. Hilary is suffering from a rare carcinoid tumour and faces a complex procedure with a 40% risk of death.

60m
Episode 2
Episode 2

Episode 2

Following a liver transplant, an operation to remove a rare cancer of the soft palette, and a particularly nasty open fracture of a woman's lower leg.

60m
Episode 3
Episode 3

Episode 3

If surgeons don't operate on Pratyush soon, his tumour could push him into a coma, before killing him. Mariella needs a ground-breaking procedure for a recurring bowel cancer.

65m
Episode 4
Episode 4

Episode 4

Laura, 29, has an incurable brain tumour. To extend her life, she needs it removed. But the hugely risky surgery will have a drastic effect on her memory and may even kill her.

60m
Episode 5
Episode 5

Episode 5

A risky operation on a 66-year-old's massive aortic aneurism, a complicated procedure to remove an angiosarcoma, and an operation which carries a significant risk of facial paralysis.

60m
Episode 6
Episode 6

Episode 6

Gary has a rare tumour lodged in his spine. Leaving it in place will probably lead to paralysis, but an operation carries a huge risk. Margaret has developed a spontaneous hole in her skull.

65m
Episode 1
Episode 1

Episode 1

Return of the series in which life-saving and life-changing operations involve split-second decisions. Sajid has a massive aneurysm. If it bursts, he will bleed to death.

Episode 2
Episode 2

Episode 2

Surgeons face a challenge as Susan's cancer spreads from her jaw to her eye and nose. Removing it will leave a significant hole in her face, needing complex reconstruction.

Episode 3
Episode 3

Episode 3

Syed's life hangs in the balance as his testicular cancer has spread into his heart. If the tumour dislodges, it could block prove fatal. Consultant urological surgeons undertake a radical plan with the monumental task of removing the tumour, along with help from the cardiac surgeons. In the thoracic theatres, surgeon prepares to operate on 77-year-old David. Last year, David underwent surgery in another hospital to remove cancer from his rib, but tests revealed that the disease is growing back. Renal surgeons prepare to perform a life-changing kidney transplant. Mark had his kidneys removed due to kidney disease, leaving him entirely reliant on dialysis to survive. His half-brother James voluntarily undergoes surgery to donate his kidney and give Mark his life back.

Episode 4
Episode 4

Episode 4

An ENT surgeon must operate on Sarah, whose bone tumour is pushing into her skull. Mike, who has pancreatic cancer, has a high-risk but potentially life-saving operation.

Episode 5
Episode 5

Episode 5

Claire has a tumour growing between her brain and her nose. And if her surgeon can't mend the hole he has to make in her skull to get the tumour out, she risks meningitis.

Episode 6
Episode 6

Episode 6

A cardiac surgeon performs a heart transplant on mum Katie after a three-month hospital wait, and 75-year-old grandfather Edward needs surgery for aggressive kidney cancer.

Episode 1
Episode 1

Episode 1

The award-winning series returns with a remarkable episode. An ex-soldier needs surgery for almost unbearable nerve pain after a tragic incident in war-torn Afghanistan.

90m
Episode 2
Episode 2

Episode 2

Liz prepares for the removal of a satsuma-sized tumour sitting deep between the two sides of her brain, which gives her crippling headaches. However, the operation poses the risk of a life-threatening bleed or leaving her blinded. Also, surgeons must remove a gigantic breast tumour from Anna, along with a number of her ribs to give her the best chance of survival

90m
Episode 3
Episode 3

Episode 3

Alfie's life is being slowly being destroyed by a rare tumour which is growing at speed into his nose and cheek. It's up to surgeon Shaz Ahmed to operate on him without causing a devastating bleed. Elizabeth's kidneys have grown to the size of giant watermelons and are threatening to swamp her vital organs. Surgeon Mr Bhatt must attempt to remove both of them - before her health deteriorates any further

90m
Episode 4
Episode 4

Episode 4

A 17-year-old's liver is failing and he needs an urgent transplant, but it is a very risky procedure, carrying huge potential for serious bleeding. Daniel is also facing a huge surgery. He has a major cancer in his right kidney that has grown into the renal vein and into a major vessel in his heart. If left untreated, he lives with the threat that his tumour could break off and make its way into his lungs - causing sudden death

90m
Episode 5
Episode 5

Episode 5

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Episode 6
Episode 6

Episode 6

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Episode 1
Episode 1

Episode 1

The award-winning series returns as 20-year-old Emma undergoes groundbreaking facial surgery to treat a rare condition that caused her skull to fuse together prematurely.

68m
Episode 2
Episode 2

Episode 2

Barry, 80, faces surgery for one of the largest, most aggressive skin cancers that his neurosurgeon has ever encountered. And Karen prepares for a life-changing operation.

68m
Episode 3
Episode 3

Episode 3

Pauline was born with a rare genetic condition that leaves her at a high-risk of developing bowel cancer. She now requires a risky surgery to remove her entire large bowel after a narrowing left doctors unable to monitor for cancer. Elsewhere, surgeons tackle a recurring tumour in Aaron's mouth, removing part of his jaw and using more than 20 centimetres of bone from his leg to reconstruct it.

68m

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