comorbidities and thus not meet the selection criteria
for ambulatory surgery. 50 patients were scheduled as
ambulatory cases, while 64 patients were inpatients. The
patient characteristics in the ambulatory and inpatient
groups are shown in Table I. The indications for surgery
for both patient groups are shown in Table II. In the
majority of patients, the indication for surgery was
the inability to rule out malignancy based on clinical
examination and other investigative modalities.