Gauri Mankekar

Assistant Professor

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

Latest Contribution

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Endolymphatic sac tumours

6 January 2023 | | Neurotology, Otology, Skull Base Surgery | Endolymphatic sac tumor, House–Brackmann grading system, Pure tone audiometry, Von Hippel-Lindau disease

The authors performed a systematic review of literature and describe the clinical signs and symptoms of endolymphatic sac tumours (ELST) in this article. A total of 113 patients and 118 cases from 26 studies were included in the study. The...

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Post-total laryngectomy constipation

3 November 2022 | | Head and Neck | Chronic constipation, Cross-sectional study, Free jejunal, Total laryngectomy, Total laryngopharyngectomy

This cross-sectional study investigated the prevalence of chronic constipation post total laryngectomy (TL) and after total pharyngolaryngectomy (TPL). For the study, the authors used a self-completed patient questionnaire to evaluate the prevalence and factors related to it. Patients using opioids,...

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Impact of COVID-19 on ear surgeries

3 November 2022 | | Neurotology, Otology, COVID-19 | Humans, COVID-19, Pandemics, Mastoidectomy, Ear, Middle, Cadaver, Virion, Otolaryngology, Mucous Membrane, SARS-CoV-2, Endoscopy

The authors review the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the practice of ear surgeries in this article. The pandemic has changed how we practise medicine and introduced new guidelines to ensure safety of healthcare personnel. Studies have demonstrated COVID-19...