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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: Patients in the BVSS group had a significantly reduced operating time (29. 2 + / -2. 1 min vs. 75. 2 + / -5 min ; p < 0. 001), operative blood loss (84 + / -5. 9 mL vs. 136. 4 + / -89. 1 mL ; p = 0. 001), requirement of surgical sutures (1. 2 + / -0. 6 units vs. 7. 4 + / -0. 3 units ; p < 0. 001), pain status (1. 6 + / -0. 4 vs. 3. 6 + / -0. 4 ; p < 0. 001) and hospital stay (25. 6 + / -0. 9 h vs. 33. 2 + / -1. 7 h ; p < 0. 001) compared to the control group.