S2E5: Getting Better | Surgeons: At the Edge of Life

Duration: 59'00''

Synopsis

A surgeon performs the most complex operation in his field: removing a woman's oesophagus and using her own stomach to replace it. Another team tackles a hard-to-reach tumour.

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