Gauri Mankekar

Assistant Professor

Department of Otolaryngology-Head Neck Surgery, Louisiana State University Shreveport, Louisiana, USA.

Latest Contribution

European Archives of Oto Rhino Laryngology journal cover image.

Hearing outcomes after mastoid obliteration tympanoplasty

5 July 2022 | | Neurotology, Otology | Bony obliteration tympanoplasty, CWD, CWU, Canal wall downhearing, Canal wall up, Cholesteatoma, Udiological results BOT

In this study, the authors retrospectively compare hearing outcomes after mastoid obliteration to non-obliterative techniques in cholesteatoma surgery. They have performed canal wall up with mastoid obliteration (bony obliteration tympanoplasty or BOT) since 2013. The procedure has replaced canal wall...

Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery journal cover image.

Exciting advances in facial reanimation

5 July 2022 | | Maxillofacial Surgery

Despite several techniques for reanimation after facial paralysis, the management of these patients continues to challenge us. This paper reviews advances in facial reanimation surgery, provides updates on the timing of intervention, modifications to the traditional gracilis muscle transfer, other...

Neurosurgery journal cover image.

Molecular and genetic nature of skull base tumours drives management

3 May 2022 | | ENTA-Skull Base Surgery | Adamantinomatous craniopharyngioma, Chordoma chondrosarcoma, Endolymphatic sac tumor, Granular cell tumor, Langerhans cell histocytosis, Meningioma, Neuropathology, Papillary craniopharyngioma, Paraganglioma, Pituicytoma, Pituitary adenoma, Pituitary blastoma, Schwannoma, Skull base tumors, Solitary fibrous tumor, Spindle cell oncocytoma

This article reviews the molecular basis and paradigm shift in the diagnosis and management of skull base tumours. It is now known that the phenotype of meningiomas is influenced by their genotype. Endolymphatic sac tumours are observed in up to...