Surgery Department Publications 1997 - Present Vitale GC, Davis BR Pancreatic pseudocyst: Endoscopic or laparoscopic vs conventional surgery. In: Fisher J, Bland KI (eds). Mastery of Surgery, 6th edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, 2011. (In press) Olivas VJ, Palladino H, De Las Casas LE, Davis BR Cecal diverticulitis following laparoscopic resection of appendiceal diverticulitis with perforation. The American Surgeon (In press) Castro JA, Davis BR, Pirela-Cruz MA Bilateral gluteal compartment syndrome: A rare but potentially morbid entity. The American Surgeon (In press) Johnson C, Ahmeti M, Tyroch AH, Zuckerman MJ, Hakim N Gastric mucormycosis as a cause of life-threatening upper gastrointestinal bleeding in a trauma patient: Case report and review of the literature. The American Surgeon (In press) Agullo FJ Brachioplasty. In: Atiyeh BS, ed. Body Contouring Following Bariatric Surgery and Massive Weight Loss. Bentham Science Publications; [In press] Meier D, Bankole SR Hematogenous osteomyelitis and septic arthritis. In Paediatric Surgery. A comprehensive Text for Africa. Ameh E, Bickler S, Lakhoo K, Nwomeh B, Poenaru D, ed. Ibadan, Nigeria: Global-HELP Organization Publishers. (In press) Meier D, Hesse A Anorectal malformations. In Paediatric Surgery. A comprehensive Text for Africa. Ameh E, Bickler S, Lakhoo K, Nwomeh B, Poenaru D, ed. Ibadan, Nigeria: Specturm Publishers. (In press) Meier D, Tarpley JL, Riviello R General surgery in the tropics. In Hunter’s Tropical Medicine, 9th edition. (In press) Vitale GC, Davis BR SSAT/ISDS Joint Symposium: Prefention, evaluation, and treatment of leaks after gastrointestinal surgery: Biliary. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery (In press) 08 JUN 2010 Publications Page 1 of 12 Sozer SO, Agullo FJ, Palladino H, Payne PE, Banerji S Pedicled fat flap to increase lateral fullness in upper blepharoplasty. Aesthetic Surgery Journal. (In press) Davis BR Endoscopic retrograde pancreatography (ERP) and histopathology correlation for chronic pancreatitis. The American Surgery. (In press) Davis BR, Vitale GC Diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic retrograde pancreatography. International Laparoscopic Book. Gagner M, Lee M, Dellamangne, B. Frezza E (eds) Woodburry: Cine-Med [book chapter] (In press) Meir D Opportunities and improvisations – a pediatric surgeon’s suggestions for successful shortterm surgical volunteer work in resource-poor areas. World J Surg. 2010 May;34(5):941-6 Hejazi RA, Sarosiek I, Davis BR, McCallum RW Gastric electrical stimulation for treatment of drug refractory gstroparesis. The El Paso Physician. 2010; 33(2): 9-10 Sozer SO, Agullo FJ A New Technique for Gluteal Lifting Using Deepithelialized Dermal Flaps. Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2009 Dec [Epub ahead of print] Tarpley JL, Meier DE Tropical medicine for the general surgeon. General Surgery: Principles and international practice. Bland KI, Buchler MW, Csendes A, Garden OJ, Sarr MG, WondJ, ed. SpringerVerlag. [book chapter] 2009 Horton JD, Lee S, Brown SR, Bader J, Meier DE Survival trends in children with hepatoblastoma. Pedi Surg Int. 2009 25: 407-412 Ahmeti M, Meier DE, Justiniano C Extralobar pulmonary sequestration, a diagnosing challenge in a regional center – A case report. Kosova J Surg. 2009; 3: 24-27 Mardini S, Agullo FJ, Salgado CJ, Rose V, Moran SL, Chen HC Delayed skin grafting utilizing autologous banked tissue. Ann Plast Surg. 2009 Sep; 63(3):311-3 08 JUN 2010 Publications Page 2 of 12 Cohen B, Palladino H, Payne PE Male nipple-areola complex reconstruction and correction of chest wall asymmetry following mastectomy. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2009 Jun;123(6):207e-8e Palladino H, Ortiz JA, Ahmeti M Transdiaphragmatic cardiac resuscitation. Am Surg. 2009 May; 75(5):432 Rivera JO, Gonzalez-Stuart A, McLean SF, Tyroch AH Profound hemorrhage in a patient taking herbal products. Am Surg. 2009 Apr; 75(4): 346-347. Vitale GC, Davis BR, Zavaleta CM, Vitale M, Fullerton JK Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and histopathology correlation for chronic pancreatitis. American Surgeon. 2009; 75(8): 649-653. Rivera JO, Ho H, Domínguez DC, Tyroch AH, Antony S, Norte A, Ascensión PérezRuvalcaba J Study of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus on the U.S./Mexico Border. Travel Med Infect Dis. 2009 Jan;7(1):30-34. Vitale GD, Davis BR, Vitale M Natural orifice translumenal endoscopic drainage for pancreatic abscesses. Endoscopy. 2009; 23(1): 140-146 Surgical Morales AM, Tyroch AH Wandering gallbladder. Am J Surg. 2008; 196(2): 240-241 Freemyer R, McLean SF, Tyroch AH, Santoscoy R Cardiopulmonary bypass and bronchoscopy for removal of large gravel in the bronchial tree. The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection and Critical Care. 2008; 65(3): 719-721 Palladino H, Ahmeti M, Ortiz JA Vibrio cholera necrotizing fasciitis in the high risk patient. Kosova Journal of Surgery. 2008 Oct; 2(1): 69-72 Palladino H, Payne PE, Agullo FJ, Miller WT Virginal breast hypertrophy in the adult. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2008 Aug; 122 (2): 679-680 Ortiz JA, Palladino H, Thomas S, Zaki R Mesh plug and ureteral necrosis after kidney transplantation. Transplantation. 2008 Aug; 86 (3): 483-484 Sozer SO, Agullo FJ, Palladino H Spiral lift: medial and lateral thigh lift with buttock lift and augmentation. Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2008 Jan;32(1):120-5 08 JUN 2010 Publications Page 3 of 12 Macatangay C, Todd SR, Tyroch AH Thromboembolic prophylaxis with intermittent pneumatic compression devices in trauma patients: A false sense of security? Journal of Trauma Nursing. 2008; 15(1): 1-4 Tarpley J, Tarpley M, Meier D, Meier P Operating in the global theater. Surgical Rounds. 2007 Nov; 30(11): 509-518 Palladino H, Agullo FJ, Santillan AA, Dougherty SH, Morales AM Omental hemangioma: anything but incidental. This unusual cause of acute abdominal pain was difficult to diagnose. Contemporary Surgery. 2007 Jun; 63(6) Sozer SO, Agullo FJ, Palladino H Bilateral lumbar hip dermal fat rotation flaps: a novel technique for autologous augmentation gluteoplasty. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2007 Mar; 119: 3 [Letters and Viewpoints] Sozer SO, Agullo FJ, Santillan AA Decision making in abdominoplasty. Aesthetic Plastic Surg. 2007 Mar; 31(2): 117-127 Sozer SO, Palladino H, Agullo FJ Brachioplasty after massive weight loss: a simple algorithm for surgical planning. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. 2007; 31: 10-11 Kupferman ME, Morrison WH, Santillan AA, Roberts D, Diaz EM Jr, Garden AS, Weber R The role of interstitial brachytherapy with salvage surgery for the management of recurrent head and neck cancers. Cancer. 2007; 109(10): 2052-2057 Santillan AA, Palladino H, Agullo FJ Cancer health disparities experienced by Hispanics: Cultural influences or access to care? A challenge for health care providers. The El Paso Physician. 2007; 29(6): 9-11 Agullo FJ, Santillan AA, Palladino H, Miller WT Wounds and malignancy. The El Paso Physician. 2007; 29(6): 12-13 Palladino H, Agullo FJ, Santillan AA, Morales AM, Ombaba JM The role of laparoscopy in diagnosis and treatment of paraduodenal hernias. The El Paso Physician. 2007; 29(6): 14-15 Sozer O, Agullo F, Wolf C Autoprosthesis buttock augmentation during lower body lift. Aesth. Plast. Surg. 2007; 29: 133-137 Lacerte D Pituitary surgery using a minimally invasive trans-nasal endoscopic approach and 3-D imaging guidance: a new technique. El Paso Physician, 2007; 30(3): 9-10 08 JUN 2010 Publications Page 4 of 12 Agullo FJ, Santillan AA, Miller W Image of the month: Marjolin’s ulcer. Archives of Surgery. 2006 Nov; 141: 1143-1144 Younes MN, Park YW, Jasser SA, Yazici YD, Gu M, Santillan AA, Nong X, Kim S, Jasser SA, El-Naggar AK, Myers JN Concomitant inhibition of epidermal growth factor and vascular endothelial growth factor receptor tyrosine kinases reduces growth and metastasis of human salivary adenoid cystic carcinoma in an Orthotopic nude mouse model. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 2006 Nov. Santillan AA, Agullo FJ, Landeros M Image of the month: cecal gastrointestinal stromal tumor. Archives of Surgery. 2006 Oct; 141: 1043-1044 Z Wang, G Chakravarty, S Kim, YD Yazici, MN Younes, SA Jasser, Santillan AA, CD Bucana, AK El-Naggar, JN Myers. Growth inhibitory effects of human anti–Insulin-like growth factor receptor-I antibody (A12) in an orthotopic nude mouse model of anaplastic thyroid carcinoma. Clin Cancer Res. 2006 Aug; 12(15): 4755-4765 Santillan AA, Agullo FJ, Vazquez C, Tyroch AH Systemic inflammatory response syndrome and posterior ischemic optic neuropathy after blunt trauma. Pan American Journal of Trauma. 2006 Jul; 13(1): 41-45 Santillan AA, Agullo FJ, Landeros M Metastatic carcinoid tumor: A surgical challenge. The El Paso Physician. 2006; 29(1): 19-22 Sozer SO, Agullo FJ, Santillan AA, Wolf C. Decision making in abdominoplasty. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. 2006; 30: 1-11 Hashimoto LA, Vibeto B Spontaneous thrombosis of pampiniform plexus. The Scandinavian Journal of Urology & Nephrology. 2006; 40: 252-254 Payne P, Ghosh S Pneumatosis intestinalis: Operative versus nonoperative management. The El Paso Physician. 2006; 29(4): 18-19 Sozer SO, Agullo FJ Triple plication in miniabdominoplasty. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. 2006; 30: 263-268 Agullo FJ, Santillan AA, Miller WT Microtia: A case presentation and review of literature. The El Paso Physician. 2006; 9(1): 19-22 08 JUN 2010 Publications Page 5 of 12 Vazquez S, Rivera JO, Tyroch AH Tigecycline (tygacil): A tetracycline derivative. The El Paso Physician. 2006; 29(4): 1415 Sozer SO, Agullo F, Wolf C Autoprosthesis buttock augmentation during lower body lift. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. 2006; 30(3): 369 [Letter to the Editor] Morales A, Hashimoto LA, Mokhtee D Alcoholic hepatitis with leukemoid reaction after surgery. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2006; 10(1) Rocha NA, Mata AG, Tyroch AH, McLean SF, Blough L Trauma registries as a potential source of border epidemiology work group indicator data: Trends from 1996-2000. Free Inquiry in Creative Sociology Journal. 2005 Nov; 33(2): 143-151 Carrick MM, Tyroch AH, Youens CA Subsequent development of thrombocytopenia and coagulopathy in moderate and severe head injury: Support for serial laboratory examination. The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care. 2005 Apr; 5(4): 725–730 Lacerte D Vagus nerve stimulation for epilepsy: The Quebec city experience. Can J Neurol Sci. 2005; 32 (2): 38 Sozer SO, Agullo F, Wolf C Autoprosthesis buttock augmentation during lower body lift. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. 2005; 29: 133-137 Tyroch AH, McGuire EL, McLean SF et al The association of Chance fractures and intra-abdominal injuries revisited: a multi-center review. The American Surgeon. 2005; 71(5): 434–438 Rivera JO, Chaudhuri K, Gonzalez-Stuart A, Tyroch AH, Chaudhuri S Herbal product use by Hispanic surgical patients. The American Surgeon. 2005; 71(1): 16 Agullo F, Santillan A Replantation: A major advance in reconstructive surgery. The El Paso Physician. Nov2004 Dec; 27(11): 12–13 Santillan A, Agullo F Sentinel lymph node biopsy: A major advance in breast surgery. The El Paso Physician. 2004 Nov; 27(11): 12–13 08 JUN 2010 Publications Page 6 of 12 Tomita T, Palacherla J, Zuckrman M, Dougherty SH, Ghaleb M Gastrointestinal stromal tumor of jejunum with angiodysplasia. Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2004; 49(4): 667–671 Gonzales EA, Saltzstein EC, Riedner CS, Nelson BK Seroma formation following breast cancer surgery. The Breast Journal. 2004; 9(5): 385388 Zakhireh A, Saltzstein EC, Terreros DA Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) of the male breast. The Breast Journal. 2004; 10(3): 263–264 Hashimoto LA Resection and radiofrequency ablation of multiple liver adenomas secondary to anticonceptive pills. Hematogastroenterology. 2004; 51(57): 837-838 Santillan AA, Saltzstein EC Prevalence of steroid receptors and HER 2/neu in breast cancer among MexicanAmerican women. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 2003; 82: S147-47 Sanders DL. Pfeifer RB, Hashimoto LA, Charulochana S, Favu C. Pseudomembranous Gastritis: A Complication from Aspergillus Infection. The American Surgeon. 2003 Gonzalez EA, Saltzstein EC, Riedner CS, Nelson BK Seroma Formation Following Breast Cancer Surgery. The Breast Journal. 2003; 9: 385 Meier DE, Guzzetta PC, Barber RG, Hynan LS, Seetharamaiah R Perforated Appendicitis. Is there a best treatment? Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2003; 38: 1520-1524 Santillan AA, Camargo CA, Jr, Ramirez-Rivera A, Delgado-Enciso I, Rojas-Martinez A, Cantu-Diaz F, Barrera-Saldana HA Association between beta2-adrenoceptor polymorphisms and asthma diagnosis among Mexican adults. J Allergy Clinical Immunol. 2003; 112: 1095-1100 Santillan AA, Camargo CA Jr, Colditz GA A meta-analysis of asthma and risk of lung cancer. Cancer Causes Control. 2003; 14(4): 327-334 Santillan AA, Camargo CA Jr Body mass index and asthma among Mexican adults: the effect of using self-reported vs measured weight and height. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 2003; 27(11): 1430-1433 08 JUN 2010 Publications Page 7 of 12 Meghoo CA, Gonzalez EZ, Tyroch AH, Wohltman C Complete occlusion after blunt injury to the abdominal aorta. The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care. 2003; 55 (4): 795 Eubanks JW, Meier DE, Hicks BA, Joglar J, Guzzetta PC Significance of "blush" on CT scan in children with liver injury. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2003; 38: 363-366 McLean SF, Tyroch AH, Rocha NA, Nelson B, Montoya R, Friesen MA Ventilator mode changes in trauma patients. (abstract) Critical Care Medicine. 2003; 31(2): A67 [supplemental] Tyroch AH, Kaups KL, Lorenzo M, Schreiber M, Solis, D Routine chest radiograph is not indicated after open tracheostomy: A multi-center perspective. The American Surgeon. 2002 Jan; 68: 80-82 Harrison N, Hashimoto LA Coexistence of Mirizzi Type II Syndrome with a Parapapillary Choledochoduodenal Fistula. A Case Report. Current Surgery. 2002; 59(4): 416-417 Rocha NA, Mata AG, Tyroch AH, McLean SF, Blough L Trauma registries as a potential source for family violence and other cases of intimate partner violence for border communities: Indicator data trends from 2000-2002. Journal of Border Health. (Spanish) 2002; 56-72 Tyroch AH Trauma system development. The El Paso Physician. 2002; 25(3): 11-14 Hong M, Rivera JO, Tyroch AH Ertapenem: A new once-a-day carbapenem. The El Paso Physician. 2002; 25(2): 30-31 Kralovish K, Falcone F, McGuire EL et al Penetrating esophageal injury: Multicenter study of the American Association for the surgery of trauma. The Journal of Trauma, Injury, Infection and Critical Care. 2001 Feb; 50(2): 289-296 McGuire EL, Tyroch AH, McLean, SF, Dougherty SH Bronchoscopy and CXR are not required with percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy using the Ciaglia “Blue Rhino”. (abstract) Critical Care Medicine. 2001; 29(12): A185 [supplemental] Rivera JO, McGuire EL Treatment of intra-abdominal infections. The El Paso Physician. 2001 [supplemental] 08 JUN 2010 Publications Page 8 of 12 Tyroch AH, Kaups KL, Sue LP, O’Donnell-Nicol S Pediatric restraint use reduces deaths without contributing to injury. Archives of Surgery. 2000 Oct; 135: 1173-1176 Belanger E, Picard C, Lacerte D, Lavallee P, Levi AD: Sub acute posttraumatic ascending myelopathy after spinal cord injury. Report of three cases. J Neurosurg, 2000 Oct; 93: 294-299 [supplemental] Todd SR, Marshall GT, Tyroch AH Acute Gastric Dilation Revisited. The American Surgeon. 2000 Aug; 66: 709-710 Tyroch AH Trauma in pregnancy. The El Paso Physician. 2000 Feb; 23(2): 11-14 Miller DJ, Steinmetz M, McCutcheon IE Vertex epidural hematoma: Surgical versus conservative management: Two case reports and review of the literature. Neurosurgery. 1999 Sep; 45 (3): 621-625 Hardaway RM A review of septic shock. The American Surgeon. 1999 Apr; 65(4): 1-8 Hardaway RM 200 years of military surgery. Injury. Int. J. Care Injured. 1999 Mar; 30: 387-397 Tyroch AH, Kaups KL, Rohan J et al Pregnant women and car restraints: Beliefs and practices. The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care. 1999 Feb; 46(2): 241-244 [Discussion 244-245] Andrews RJ Neuroprotective “Agents” in surgery: secret “Agent Man, or Common “Agent” machine. neuroprotective agents. Annals of the New York Academy of Science. 1999; 890: 59-71 Mata AG, Blough L, Rocha N Trauma registries as a potential source of border epidemiology work group indicator data. BEWG. 1998 Aug; 191-209 Cunningham MA, Tyroch AH, Kaups KL, Davis JW. Does free fluid on abdominal computed tomographic scan after blunt trauma require laparotomy? The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care. 1998 Apr; 44 (4): 599-602 [Discussion 602-603] Lorenzo M, Davis JW, Negin S, Kaups K, Parks S, Brubaker D, Tyroch AH Can ringer’s lactate be used safely with blood transfusions? American Journal of Surgery. 1998 Apr; 175: 308-310 08 JUN 2010 Publications Page 9 of 12 Heard SO, Wagle M, Vijayakumar E, McLean SF et al Influence of triple-lumen central venous catheters coated with chlorhexidine and silver sulfadiazine on the incidence of catheter-related bacteremia. Arch Intern Med. 1998 Jan; 158(1): 81-87 Tyroch AH, Kaups KL, Sue LP, O’Donnell-Nicol S Restraint use modifies injury patterns in young children. (abstract) The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care. 1998; 44(2): 431 Hardaway RM Traumatic and septic shock alias post-trauma critical illness. British Journal of Surgery. 1998; 85: 1473-1479 Tyroch AH, Kaups KL, Morris CL, Stewart KL The effects of secondary brain insults outweigh those of fluid administration in severely head-injured patients. (abstract) Critical Care Medicine. 1998; 26(1): A83 Tyroch AH, Davis JW, Kaups KL, Lorenzo M Spinal cord injury, a preventable public burden. Archives of Surgery. 1997 Jul; 32: 778781 Manuscripts in Preparation or Under Review Agullo FJ, Sozer SO, Palladino H, Phuoc V Alternative technique to manage breast implant pocket distortion and capsule contracture. Agullo FJ, Sozer SO, Palladino H, Ahmeti M Refinements in autologous buttock augmentation: Review of 150 cases. Agullo FJ, Sozer SO, Palladino H, Matlock K Refinements in extended abdominoplasty: Review of 50 consecutive cases. Agullo FJ, Sozer SO, Palladino H, Castro-Garcia J Safety protocol for multiple combined body contouring procedures. Agullo FJ, Sozer SO, Castro-Garcia JA, Palladino H, Kronfol Z Extended thigh lift after bariatric surgery. Agullo FJ, Sozer SO, Palladino H, Venardos N Novel technique for secondary abdominoplasties. Agullo FJ, Sozer SO, Palladino H, Banerji S Flaps in breast contouring procedures. 08 JUN 2010 Publications Page 10 of 12 De Las Casas L, Morales A, Tyroch AH, Boman D, Calleros-Macias J, Miranda R Rheumatoid ascites: Laparoscopic aspiration cytology. Diagnostic Cytopathology. (Under review). Dieker CA, De Las Casas LE, Davis BR Retroperitoneal metastatic germ cell tumor presenting as a psoas abscess: a diagnostic pitfall. Hanbali F, Dowdy J Demographics of traumatic brain injury on the borderland of El Paso, Texas. Venkatesan N, De Las Casas L, Justiniano C, Ombaba J, Brunner N Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor: A unique case. Kromah FA, Ombaba JM, Tyroch AH Complete regression of hepatocellular carcinoma with multiple lung metastases without conventional therapy. A case report and review of the literature. Kromah FA, McLean SF, Tyroch AH, Boman DA Mucinous cystadenoma of the appendix mimicking obstructing left colon cancer. (under review Journal of Trauma MAR2010) Kromah F, McLean SF, Tyroch AH, Hughes H, Habicht N Adrenal insufficiency in the ICU setting: Debunking the classical myth. Lacerte D Minimally invasive single burr-hole approach for selective amygdalo-hippocampectomy: technical note. McLean SF, Tyroch AH Brideges of El Paso County: Injury severity and an injury dyad. (under review American Journal of Surgery, April 2010) Meier D, Ahmeti M Peritoneal drainage as primary treatment for intestinal perforation in newborns. (neonatal/multi-hospital) Ombaba JA, Brunner-Reynolds N, Garza DR, Kromah FA, Ombaba S Retrograde jejunogastric intussusception after fastrojejuostomy surgery in a patient with gastric lymphoma. Ombaba JA, Ghaleb M, Palladino H, Ghosh-Magadan S, Garza DR, Kromah FA, Ombaba S Chronic post-traumatic head and neck arteriovenous fistula causing ophthamimic artery steal syndrome. 08 JUN 2010 Publications Page 11 of 12 Ombaba JA, Zuckerman M, Palladino H, Patel N, Tyner S, Patel M, Sellar J, Cooper S, Ombaba S Does serum chemistry and liver biochemistry in addition to abdominal ultrasound accurately predict the presence of common bile duct calculi? A retrospective study. Palladino H, Castaneda G, Ahmeti M, Meier DE Perforated diverticulitis of the transverse colon in the pediatric population – diagnosis and management. Palladino H, Agullo FJ, McLean SF, Payne PE Traumatic facial arteriovenous shunt. Diagnosis and management of a rare entity. Ortiz JA, Palladino H, Foster PF, Palma-Vargas JM, Bingaman A, Membreno FE, Ostrower V, Wright FH Campath 1-H Induction and Steroid-Free Maintenance Immunosuppression in Hepatitis C Positive Kidney Recipients. Palladino H, Morales A, Tyroch AH, Ahmeti M, Hanbali F, Arcone R Catastrophic deterioration after frontal brain contusions. Another Talk and Die scenario. Rivera JO, Ho H, Antony S, Tyroch AH, Ortiz M, Perez Ruvalcaba R Comparative sensitivity testing of Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from El Paso, Texas and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Vasquez LF Primary malignant melanomas in the posterior fossa. Case report and review of the literature. Vasquez LF Hypermnatremia in patients with severe TBI – A prognostic factor. Gonzalez-Gibler DP, Salzstein EC, Schabacker GW Breast cancer in young Hispanic women. Pick JA, Tyroch AH Bladder lithiasis following bowel resection. Saltzstein EC, Boman D A case is presented in which a dermatopathic lymphadenitis secondary to tattoos mimicked clinical metastatic axillary lymph node metastases. Tyroch AH, McLean SF Mexico’s drug war: A border trauma center’s experience. (Border Trauma) Tyroch AH, McLean SF Mexico’s drug war: A border trauma center’s experience. (2 year Border Trauma) 08 JUN 2010 Publications Page 12 of 12