Gauri Mankekar

Assistant Professor

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

Latest Contribution

Evolution of salivary gland pathology classifications

8 January 2024 | | ENTA - Head & Neck, ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus | Classification, Genetic alterations, Salivary gland cancers, Salivary gland pathologies, Salivary gland tumours

Targeted therapies for malignant salivary gland tumours have changed the treatment paradigm and therapy approaches. Better outcomes are now feasible. Choosing the treatment method requires a clear classification of the lesions. The authors of this paper reviewed the World Health...

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Otolith malfunction can be a cause of orthostatic dizziness

8 January 2024 | | ENTA - Vestibular Disorders | Orthostatic dizziness, Subjective visual horizontal, Subjective visual vertical, Vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials

This prospective study evaluated otolith function with vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (VEMPs) and subjective visual vertical / horizontal (SVH) tests in 50 adults with normal hearing between the ages of 18 and 50 years. The authors hypothesised that there are...

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Metrics to evaluate post-ACDF dysphagia

8 January 2024 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice | ACDF, Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion, Dysphagia, Objective dysphagia scales, Patient reported outcome measures (PROM), Post-operative dysphagia, Subjective dysphagia scales

The authors performed a literature review to evaluate the current classification metrics for quantifying dysphagia after anterior spine surgery and, specifically, cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF). They selected 19 articles after reviewing literature from 2005 to 2021. The result of...