Surgeons: At the Edge of Life S03E04 · The Surgeon's Dilemma

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Surgeons have to balance the considerable risks of a procedure against the risks of not treating their patients' conditions at all. Maureen has an enlarged aorta which could be fatal if it bursts, but the operation to fix it is also very high risk.

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