S8 E159 min
Sacrifice to Survive
One patient’s rare penis cancer requires a partial amputation, and another patient with severe endometriosis must have a huge cyst and a damaged kidney removed.
Surgeons: At the Edge of Life
Series 8
Meet the world-leading surgeons pushing science - and the human body - to its limits.
6 episodes · First aired 2026-05-06
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S8 E259 min
Life on the Line
Surgeons face a difficult dilemma in the middle of a life-saving bile duct cancer operation. A chest sarcoma proves more challenging than expected, with no room for error.
S8 E359 min
Replace and Renew
A surgeon must remove part of his patient’s tongue and reconstruct it to save her from an aggressive cancer, and surgeons perform a rare simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplant.
S8 E459 min
Back from the Brink
Surgeons drain all of their patient’s blood from his body to replace damaged arteries. A patient’s fertility is at risk without a complex operation to remove diseased bowel.
S8 E558 min
The Price We Pay
A surgeon must remove his patient’s voice box to save his life, while another takes on a life-changing procedure for a patient with a rare auto-immune condition.
S8 E658 min
One False Move
A surgeon has one chance to tackle a life-threatening tumour in his patient’s liver and diaphragm. A neurosurgeon must save her patient from paralysis with unerring precision.