Gauri Mankekar

Assistant Professor

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

Latest Contribution

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Recovery room cortisol to predict long-term glucocorticoid supplementation

1 September 2019 | | Rhinology / Sinus, Skull Base Surgery | Glucocorticoid, Transsphenoidal surgery, Neurosurgery, Pituitary resection, Pituitary tumors

The authors report the results of using recovery room (RR) cortisol to predict the need for long-term glucocorticoids in patients who underwent transsphenoidal surgery (TSS). They conducted a retrospective study of preoperative morning serum cortisol (MSC), RR cortisol and day...

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Superior semicircular canal volumetry

1 July 2019 | | Maxillofacial Surgery, Rhinology / Sinus

This study uses superior semicircular canal dehiscence (SSCD) volumetry to measure the size of SSCD. The authors imported high-resolution computed tomographic images of the temporal bone into segmentation software. They measured the dehiscence lengths and volumes on coronal images (instead...

Instrument assessment preferable over standard beside swallow to determine prevalence of aspiration

1 May 2019 | | Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice | aspiration, cough, diet modification, dysphagia, endoscopy, viscosity

Aspiration does not trigger the protective cough response in some patients. The patient’s response may vary according to fluid viscosities and volume. The authors of this prospective study investigated the prevalence of aspiration and response to aspiration of different viscosities...