Gauri Mankekar

Assistant Professor

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

Latest Contribution

European Archives of Oto Rhino Laryngology journal cover image.

Post-total laryngectomy constipation

3 November 2022 | | ENTA - Head & 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...

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Inpatient or outpatient thyroidectomy?

2 September 2022 | | ENTA - Head & Neck | Hemithyroidectomy, Outpatient, Bayesian meta-analysis, Systematic review, Hematoma, Thyroidectomy

This systematic review and meta-analysis discusses the safety of hemithyroidectomy in an outpatient vis-à-vis an inpatient setting. Thyroidectomy has traditionally been performed as an inpatient procedure. Currently, an increasing number of surgeons are performing thyroidectomy in outpatient settings. The main...