When that happened, Rose was often asked to perform the operation.

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It heard Dr Abdullah had told the hospital's consultant that she was competent to perform the appendix operation but initially had not realised she had taken out an ovary by mistake.

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It would be extremely foolhardy for us to divulge information in the recounting of what happened on Sunday that would in some way -- in any way limit our capacity to perform a similar operation in the future.

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It seems like it could be a very efficient way to perform this type of operation, and much less risky for rescuers, as well.

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Allen said scientists planned to conduct some pressure tests that they had been unable to perform before last week's "static kill" operation cemented the center of the well from above.

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In a blog post Monday evening, Desautels laid out a recent hacking operation that his SNOsoft research team was hired to perform on a bank client.

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That was a distinct operation, however, because Giffords also required a neurosurgeon to perform a craniotomy.

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But some surgeons who perform traditional open surgery warn that the rush to offer the minimally invasive operation may compromise patients' health.

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