Publications

  1. Imran JB, Ochoa-Hernandez A, Herrejon J, Madni TD, Clark AT, Huerta S. Surgical approach to gallbladder disease in rural Guatemala. J Surg Res. 2017;218:329-333.

  2. Argo M, Timmerman C, Ochoa-Hernandez A, Ortiz C, Lopez-Huertas V, Huerta S. Current status of local anesthesia for inguinal hernia repair in developing countries and in the United States. Hernia. 2019;23(3):621-622.: LETTER

  3. Imran JB, Ochoa-Hernandez A, Herrejon J, et al. Barriers to adoption of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a county hospital in Guatemala. Surg Endosc. 2019;33(12):4128-4132.

  4. Timmerman C, Hernandez AO, Ortiz C, Huertas VL, Lopez R, Huerta S. Current View on the Nonoperative Management of Acute Appendicitis in a County Hospital in Guatemala. J Surg Res. 2019;237:108-109: LETTER

  5. Ochoa-Hernandez A, Timmerman C, Ortiz C, Huertas VL, Huerta S. Emergent groin hernia repair at a County Hospital in Guatemala: patient-related issues vs. health care system limitations. Hernia. 2020;24(3):625-632.

  6. Alejo G, Ruiz M, Hernandez-Ochoa A, Ortiz C, Huerta S. Differences in treatment strategies in the management of acute appendicitis in a county hospital in Guatemala and an academic teaching institution in the United States. Trop Doct. 2021;51(2):158-162.

  7. S Huerta, N Tran, M Ruiz, A Ochoa-Hernandez, C Ortiz-Vargas, T Phung.  General anesthesia versus regional anesthesia for the management of appendicitis in a county hospital in Northern Guatemala. Chirurgia (Turin) 36 (2), 67-71

  8. Huerta S, Huchim-Peña CJ, Ta T, Quiñones ME, Mendoza JA, Corzo VF, Ortiz C. Patients', Local Staff, and Medical Students' Perceptions on a Medical Mission Trip to Guatemala. Curr Probl Surg. 2023 Nov;60(11):101378. doi: 10.1016/j.cpsurg.2023.101378. Epub 2023 Sep 2. PMID: 37993236.

  9. Flores M, Reyna T, Quiñonez E, Mendoza JA, Corzo VF, Ortiz C, Huerta S. Unsafe Practices of Motorcycle Riders in El Petén, Guatemala: A Community Observational Study and a Retrospective Institutional Review. J Surg Res. 2024 Jun 24;301:103-109. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2024.04.084. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38917573.

  10. Reyna T, Flores M, Quiñonez E, Mendoza JA, Corzo VF, Ortiz C, Huerta S. Factors Associated With Major Lower Extremity Amputations in Diabetic Foot Infections at a County Hospital in Guatemala. J Surg Res. 2024 Aug 1;302:100-105. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2024.07.033. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39094256.