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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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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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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