NHS Lothian

Surgeons: At the Edge of Life episode 9 – Inside Edinburgh’s Most Extraordinary Surgical Cases At NHS Lothian’s Royal Infirmary, the atmosphere crackles with a distinctive tension. Within these walls, consultant cardiothoracic surgeon Renzo Pessotto regularly faces cases that would make even seasoned medical professionals pause. His surgical theater has become a last bastion of hope for patients with conditions so complex that treatment options elsewhere have been exhausted. Today’s patient exemplifies this perfectly. At 78 years old, the elderly gentleman arrives with not one but two formidable medical challenges. His heart is failing—the muscular organ that has faithfully pumped