Table 2.

Operative, perioperative, and postoperative findings for adrenal myelolipoma

Patienta	Operative technique	Skin incision, approach	Intraoperative difficulties	Blood transfusion, bags	Operative time, minutes	Hospital stay, day	Convalescence
1	open	thoracolumbar	major surgery	2	220	7	uneventful
2	open	subcostal, transperitoneal	hemorrhage, lumbar vein	3	200	8	uneventful
3	open	thoracolumbar	major surgery	2	210	8	uneventful
4	open	subcostal, transperitoneal	major surgery	2	185	9	uneventful
5	open	subcostal, transperitoneal	major surgery	2	225	6	intestinal obstruction
6	open	thoracolumbar	hemorrhage, splenic	2	210	7	uneventful
7	open	thoracolumbar	major surgery	2	200	NA	uneventful
8	open	thoracolumbar	major surgery	1	180	6	uneventful
9	open	subcostal, transperitoneal	major surgery	2	170	7	wound infection
10	open	thoracolumbar	major surgery	2	205	9	uneventful
11	open	subcostal, transperitoneal	major surgery	1	175	6	uneventful
12	laparoscopic	5 ports	challenges of first case	1	220	4	uneventful
13	laparoscopic	5 ports	none	none	210	4	uneventful
14	laparoscopic	5 ports	none	none	180	4	uneventful
15	laparoscopic	5 ports	circumcaval dissection	2	225	5	uneventful
16	laparoscopic	5 ports	circumcaval dissection	1	230	5	uneventful
17	laparoscopic	5 ports	none	none	190	3	uneventful
18	open	subcostal, transperitoneal	none	2	190	7	uneventful
19	open	subcostal, transperitoneal	none	2	180	8	intestinal obstruction
20	laparoscopic	5 ports	sub-hepatic dissection	1	120	4	uneventful
21	laparoscopic	5 ports	sub-hepatic dissection	none	225	3	uneventful
22	open	subcostal, transperitoneal	none	2	210	7	uneventful

NA = No available data

^aPatients were listed and ordered in a chronological manner.