Viewers of a BBC show were left in amazement after a woman had very high risk surgery done between her brain and ear.
The BBC Two show Saving Lives in Leeds follows doctors at Leeds General Infirmary, documenting the stories of patients amid the rising pressures on the NHS. In episode four of the emotional series, several stories were shown, including one about an elderly woman needing surgery to remove a tumour.
63-year-old Maureen, a charity shop manager was called in for something called a suboccipital craniotomy which is surgery performed to remove an acoustic neroma. An acoustic neuroma is a tumour growing from the nerve responsible for balance and hearing and without treatment, can be life threatening.
