Gauri Mankekar

Assistant Professor

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

Latest Contribution

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Review of pituitary tumour pathology

1 July 2021 | | Rhinology / Sinus, Skull Base Surgery | Craniopharyngioma, Germ cell, Inflammatory, Neurohypophysitis, Neuropathology, Pituitary adenoma, Sellar

This is an excellent review article covering the pathology of pituitary adenomas (PA) as well as rare sellar lesions like lymphocytic hypophysitis that require aggressive treatment. The authors have preserved the 2017 World Health Organization (WHO) classification of PA and...

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Efficacy of stereotactic radiosurgery for facial nerve schwannoma

4 May 2021 | | Otology, Neurotology | Facial nerve, Labyrinthine, Radiation, Schwannoma, Stereotactic radiosurgery

This international multicentre study reviewed the results of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) in 63 patients with facial nerve schwannoma over three decades. The facial nerve schwannoma were distinguished from vestibular schwannoma based on intraoperative findings or typical temporal or extra temporal...

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Hemilaryngopharyngeal Spasm (HeLPS)

3 March 2021 | | Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice | Cough, Glossopharyngeal neuralgia, Hemi-laryngopharyngeal spasm, Laryngospasm, Microvascular decompression, Neurovascular compression

The authors report an unusual case of hemilaryngopharyngeal spasm (HeLPS) with glossopharyngeal neuralgia with otalgia in a middle-aged female patient. Her symptoms included left-sided sharp, electric sensation like pain radiating from her left ear to the left side of her...