Background: Public perception depicts surgical cost control and quality of care as polar opposites. We describe a program led by practicing surgeons that demonstrates that quality can be maintained, and often improved, while substantial cost reductions are realized.
Methods: A set of evidence-based protocols was developed, revised, and followed for 42 procedures in general, otolaryngologic, urologic, and orthopedic surgery.
Myelolipoma is a relatively rare benign tumor composed of fatty tissue and bone marrow elements. It is frequently associated with the adrenal glands but may exist as a solitary mass elsewhere. Adrenal myelolipomas are typically nonfunctioning and asymptomatic.
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