Gauri Mankekar

Assistant Professor

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

Latest Contribution

Neurosurgery journal cover image.

Pulse synchronous tinnitus

2 March 2022 | | Neurotology, Otology

This article reviews the most common neurosurgical causes of pulse synchronous tinnitus. Traditionally, tinnitus has been characterised as subjective vs. objective, or vascular vs. nonvascular. The authors observe that, in some cases, pulsatile tinnitus (PT) is not heard by examiners...

Neurosurgery journal cover image.

QoL post-endoscopic hypophysectomy

2 March 2022 | | Rhinology / Sinus, Skull Base Surgery

This prospective study conducted over four years surveyed more than 300 patients after endoscopic pituitary adenoma resection. The authors used the Anterior Skull Base Questionnaire-35 and the Sinonasal Outcome Test-22, and the scores were analysed for quality of life (QoL)...

Neurosurgery journal cover image.

Are there any benefits of postoperative antibiotics after endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery for pituitary tumours?

5 January 2022 | | Rhinology / Sinus, Skull Base Surgery | Antibiotics, Pituitary adenoma, Pituitary surgery, Quality of life, Sinusitis

This prospective randomised double-blind multicentre study evaluated whether postoperative antibiotics resulted in improvement in sinonasal quality of life (QoL) compared to placebo in patients undergoing endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal pituitary surgery. A total of 461 patients were screened for the study...