Publications

Journal Articles :

1. K Shaphaba, A Thakar, P Sakthivel, K Sikka, CA Singh, R Kumar, et al. Incremental value of magnification and indocyanine green for parathyroid preservation in thyroid surgery Head & Neck 2023; 45 (7), 1753-1760

2. A Kakkar, R Thakur, D Roy, R Sood, A Sharma, A Thakar, et al. Tumourinfiltrating lymphocyte subsets and their individual prognostic impact in oral squamous cell carcinoma. Journal of Clinical Pathology, 2023; (Epub ahead of print: doi:10.1136/jcp-2023- 208918).

3. S Mitra, S Panda, A Thakar, V Gautam, KM Talukdar, S Mani et al. Quality of life and swallowing outcomes following major glossectomy: A prospective singlecenter experience. Head & Neck 2024; 46 (3), 599-608

4. S Panda, V Gautam, S Mitra, CA Singh, M Suresh, A Palreddy, et al. Low- Molecular-Weight Heparin Salvage in Pedicled Flap Reconstruction in Head and Neck: A Prospective Cohort Study. Journal of laryngology and otology, 2024, 1-24.

5. B Shah, S Kajal, AS Bhalla, K Madan, GK Viswanathan, A Thakar, et al. Prolonged Itraconazole Therapy as Sole Treatment for Patients with Allergic Fungal Rhinosinusitis. The Laryngoscope 2024; 134 (2), 545-551

6. P Gulati, AK Singh, AK Yadav, K Pasbola, P Pandey, R Sharma, et al. Nanomodified screen-printed electrode-based electrochemical immunosensors for oral cancer biomarker detection in undiluted human serum and saliva samples. Nanoscale Advances 2024; 6 (2), 705-721.

7. P Verma, K Sikka, H Verma, R Kumar, A Thakar, M Soneja, et al. Factors Impacting Outcome and Prognosis of Invasive Fungal Sinusitis: How Vital is Iron Metabolism? Indian Journal of Otolaryngology & Head & Neck Surgery, 2024, 1-7.

8. N Tandan, A Saini, H Verma, A Thakar. Nasopharyngeal Cyst Causing Hearing Loss: Case Report and Review of Literature Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery 2024; 76 (1), 775-780

9. S Mitra, S Panda, C Amit Singh, S Mani, A Thakar. Folded Pectoralis Major Myocutaneous Flap for Reconstruction of Complex Oral Commissural Defects: A Retrospective Case Series and Technical Report Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery 2024; 76 (1), 1251-1254

10. AS Jaiswal, R Kumar, A Kakkar, R Kumar, H Verma, AS Bhalla, et al. Role of CD34-immunopositive Microvascular Density in Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma. Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, 2024, 1-6.

11. G Saluja, A Bhari, N Pushker, S Agrawal, R Meel, A Thakar, et al. Experience on rhino-orbital mucormycosis from a tertiary care hospital in the first wave of COVID-19: An Indian perspective. Medical Journal Armed Forces India 2023; 79, S94-S101

12. A Singh, G Goel, M Khan, A Kanodia, K Sikka, A Thakar. Factors affecting clinical outcome in COVID-associated rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis (CAROM) patients—An ambispective, single-arm, observational study. American Journal of Otolaryngology 2023, 44 (6), 103975.

13. S Panda, A Nath, A Thakar, R Kumar, V Seenu, K Sikka, et al. In-vivo lymphoscintigraphy of sinonasal tumors identifies retropharyngeal node and level I as predominant sentinel nodes. Revista Espa±ola de Medicina Nuclear e Imagen Molecular 2023; 42 (6), 374- 379.

14. AS Jaiswal, BV Valappil, Y Gupta, K Sikka, A Thakar, H Verma. Effect of surgical intervention on serum insulin-like growth factor 1 in patients with obstructive sleep pnoea. The Journal of Laryngology & Otology 2023; 137 (11), 1222-1225.

15. K Fatima, PK Chaudhari, R Duggal, OP Kharbanda, A Thakar. Effects of RME on Hearing in UCLP Patients: A Pilot Study. The Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal 2023; 60 (11), 1442-1449.

16. S Panda, V Gautam, R Kumar, S Mitra, JK Meena, S Mani, et al. Pectoralis Major Myocutaneous Flap Reconstruction for Oromandibular Defects: Analysis of Predictors for Optimum Reconstructive Outcome. B-ENT 2023; 19 (4).

17. S Kajal, A Kakkar, F Naz, P Tanwar P, H Khandakar, A Gupta, et al. Clinico-pathological Factors in Malignant Transformation of RRP Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, 2023; 1-8 18.

18. S Mitra, S Panda, CA Singh, A Thakar. Modified MustardΘ Flap for Lower Eyelid Reconstruction in Basal Cell Carcinoma: Revisited. Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery 2023; 75 (3), 2492-2495

19. S Kajal, AK Kairo, JA Quadri, S Sarwar, A Ahmed, A Shamim, et al. Can Superoxide Anions Predict the Malignant Potential of Carotid body Tumor?-A Pilot Study Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery 2023; 75 (3), 1819-1825.

20. AS Jaiswal, BV Valappil, K Sikka, A Thakar, K Madan, A Ray, et al. Role of ApneaGraph« in the Surgery for Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery 2023; 75 (3), 1737-1742

21. M Pandey, J Sachdev, RK Yadav, N Sharad, A Kanodia, J Biswas, et al. Utility of in-house and commercial PCR assay in diagnosis of Covid-19 associated mucormycoss in an emergency setting in a tertiary care center. Journal of Medical Microbiology 2023; 72 (8), 0017452.

22. M Pandey, I Xess, J Sachdev, N Sharad, S Gupta, G Singh, et al. Utility of an in-house real-time PCR in whole blood samples as a minimally invasive method for early and accurate diagnosis of invasive mould infections. Journal of Infection, 106147, 2024.

23. A Grover, B Bhargava, S Srivastava, LK Sharma, JJ Cherian, N Tandon, et al. Developing Standard Treatment Workflows—way to universal healthcare in India. Frontiers in Public Health 2023; 11, 1178160.

24. A Kairo, S Sarwar, JA Quadri, A Singh, R Kumar, A Thakar, et al. Upregulation of Psoriasin in Cholesteatoma associated with inflammation, bone destruction and severity of disease: Histo-cyto-chemical and ultrastructural studies Indian Journal of Biochemistry and Biophysics (IJBB). 2023; 60 (8), 624-631.

25. R Mahendru, C Sarma, A Kakkar, R Kumar, K Kaur, A Thakar. Fluorescence in situ hybridization for ETV6 gene rearrangements on destained cytological smears: Role in diagnosis of secretory carcinoma of salivary gland. Cancer Cytopathology 2023; 131 (7), 442-453.

26. AJ Vidyarthi, A Das, S Khan, S Panda, G Singh, A Thakar, et al. Relevance of conventional microscopy in the diagnosis of mucormycosis during COVID-19 pandemic Journal of Microscopy and Ultrastructure 2023;

27. Kanodia A, Kakkar A, Verma Y, Roy D, Verma H, Singh CA, et al. Immunohistochemical Analysis of the Expression of Cytokeratins in Acquired Cholesteatoma and Its Clinico-Radiological Correlation. J Audiol Otol. 2023 Apr;27(2):97-103. doi: 10.7874/jao.2022.00451. Epub 2023 Mar 13. PMID: 36907202; PMCID: PMC10126587.

28. P Tyagi, D Chauhan, A Singh, M Bhutada, K Sikka, T Chaudhary, et al. Clinical and social outcomes of cochlear implantation in older prelinguals. Journal of Audiology & Otology 2023; 27 (2), 63

29. AS Bhalla, S Manchanda, K Kabilan, A Thakar, K Sikka, H Verma. Split-bolus, single-phase contrast enhanced CT: a one-stop shop for invasive fungal sinusitis Emergency Radiology 2023; 30 (2), 243-247.

30. A Gopakumar, A Kakkar, K Kaur, K Sikka, A Thakar, A Sharma, et al. Fine needle aspiration cytology of metastatic SMARCA4‐deficient sinonasal teratocarcinosarcoma: first report in literature. Diagnostic Cytopathology 2023; 51 (4), E129-E136.

31. AS Jaiswal, S Bollu, S Budhiraja, S Kaushal, K Sikka, A Thakar, et al. Perineural Invasion of Superior and Inferior Laryngeal Nerves in Advanced Stage Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Larynx: A Case Series and Review. Turkish Archives of Otorhinolaryngology 2023; 61 (1), 20.

32. A Kanodia, AS Bhalla, G Singh, I Xess, BV Valappil, A Kakkar, et al. The role of serum galactomannan assay as a potential surrogate biomarker for fungal microinvasion in allergic fungal rhinosinusitis . Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery 2023; 75 (1), 49-53.

33. S Panda, K Sikka, A Thakar. Endonasal and Open Approaches to Sinonasal Tumours. Atlas of Sinonasal Tract Pathology, 2023; 25-35.

34. R Gogi, A Sharma, A Sharma, BK Mohanti, R Pramanik, S Bhasker, et al. Real World Presentation and Treatment Outcomes with a Predominant Induction Chemotherapy Based Approach in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: A Sixteen Year Report from a Teaching … Cancer Investigation 2023; 41 (2), 155-163.

35. AS Bhalla, G Mirza, S Manchanda, A Gehani, R Kumar, A Sahu, et al. Imaging Recommendations for Diagnosis, Staging, and Management of Sinonasal Tumors, Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology 2023; 44 (01), 047-053.

36. D Roy, S Sriram, A Kakkar, R Kumar, K Kaur, D Jain, et al. Cytological diagnosis of olfactory neuroblastoma at metastatic sites, with emphasis on role of insulinoma‐associated protein 1 immunocytochemistry. Diagnostic Cytopathology 2023; 51 (2), 146-152.

37. AK Baa, A Sharma, S Bhaskar, A Biswas, A Thakar, R Kumar, et al. Role of circulating tumour cells (CTCs) in recurrent/metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). ecancermedicalscience 17 (2023);

38. Anup Singh, Sivakumar Vidhyadharan, Aanchal Kakkar, Alok Thakar. Head and Neck Paragangliomas- Stell Maran’s Textbook of Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology, 6th Edn. Eds Paleri V, Jones TM, Pai P. Hodder-Arnold, UK, 2024 (in press)-

39. Sivakumar Vidhyadharan, Smriti Panda, Aanchal Kakkar, Alok Thakar. Rare Tumours of the Head and Neck- Stell Maran’s Textbook of Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology, 6th Edn. Eds Paleri V, Jones TM, Pai P. Hodder-Arnold, UK, 2024 (in press) Book Chapter,

40. Arunan B, Talukdar D, Swain S, Varadarajan A, Sarda R, Singh G, et al. Metagenomic insights into fungal community composition of the nasopharyngeal region of COVID-19 associated mucormycosis patients from India. J Med Virol. 2024 Apr;96(4):e29601. doi: 10.1002/jmv.29601. PMID: 38597375.

41. Kanodia A, Monga R, Ilyas M, Verma Y, Mohapatra S, Sudha Rao N, et al. Metagenomic analysis of Cholesteatoma associated bacteria: A Pilot study. Indian J Otolaryngol Head and Neck Surg

42. Garg, H., Bhoi, D. & Sikka, K. Combined greater auricular and lesser occipital nerve block in cochlear implant for an ear-to-ear smile. Ain-Shams J Anesthesiol 15, 80 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s42077-023-00377-9

43. Shamim SA, Kumar N, Arora G, Kumar D, Pathak A, Thakkar A, et al. Comparison of 68Ga-PSMA-HBED-CC and 18F-FDG PET/CT in the Evaluation of Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma-A Prospective Study. Clin Nucl Med. 2023 Nov 1;48(11):e509-e515. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000004868. PMID: 37812520.

44. Das S, Nischal N, Singh BK, Ray A, Jorwal P, Soneja M, et al. Evaluation of kit-based loop-mediated isothermal amplification (TB-LAMP) assay in the diagnosis of tubercular lymphadenitis. Access Microbiol. 2023 Nov 9;5(11):000665.v3. doi: 10.1099/acmi.0.000665.v3. PMID: 38074104; PMCID: PMC10702379.

45. Singh A, Yadav H, Verma H, Sikka K, Abraham RA, Irugu DVK. Normal Serum Levels of Otolin-1 in Patients with Meniere Disease in Remission. Int Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2023 Aug 4;27(3):e440-e444. doi: 10.1055/s-0042-1749390. PMID: 37564467; PMCID: PMC10411270.

46. Kakkar A, Satapathy S, Sikka K, Tanwar P, Deo S, Jain D. Evaluation of high-risk human papillomavirus in sinonasal papillomas and squamous cell carcinomas. Virchows Arch. 2023 Jul 15. doi: 10.1007/s00428-023-03601-x. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37452847.

47. Singh A, Sikka K, Thakar A (2023). Bilateral Neuropraxic Vocal Cord Palsy after Total Thyroidectomy 287 In: Narendrakumar V, Felix V, Mariappan V (eds) 100 Complications of Otorhinolaryngology & Skull Base SurgeryThieme.

48. Rajan A, Chakrabarty B, Gulati S, Jauhari P, Pandey RM, Tripathi M, et al. Childhood and adolescent sleep awareness in caregivers and health care providers: a community and hospital based survey. Pediatric neurology

49. Mehta N, Thanneru S, Sikka K, Tyagi M, Khanna N. Acute ecchymotic facial swelling in a child. Int J Dermatol. 2023 Nov;62(11):1425-1427. doi: 10.1111/ijd.16789. Epub 2023 Jul 9. PMID: 37424106

50. Muller L, Goh BS, Cordovés AP, Sargsyan G, Sikka K, Singh S, et al. Longitudinal outcomes for educational placement and quality of life in a prospectively recruited multinational cohort of children with cochlear implants. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2023 May 23;170:111583. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2023.111583. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37245391.

51. Sharma V, Bandyopadhyay S, Sikka K, Kakkar A, Hariprasad G, Singh SB. Label-Free Proteomics of Oral Mucosa Tissue to Identify Potential Biomarkers That Can Flag Predilection of Precancerous Lesions to Oral Cell Carcinoma: A Preliminary Study. Dis Markers. 2023 Feb 1;2023:1329061. doi: 10.1155/2023/1329061. PMID: 36776920; PMCID: PMC9908334.

52. Thakar, A., Panda, S., Sikka, K. (2022). COVID-19 Sequelae Affecting Ear, Nose and Throat. In: Mohan, A., Mittal, S. (eds) Post COVID-19 Complications and Management. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-4407-9_10

53. Sikka K. Parent's Perspective on Teletherapy of Pediatric Population with Speech and Language Disorder During Covid-19 Lockdown in India. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2023 Mar;75(1):14-20. doi: 10.1007/s12070-022-03310-y. Epub 2022 Dec 17. Erratum in: Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2023 May 24;:1. PMID: 36571100; PMCID: PMC9758453.

54. Sakthivel P, Raveendran S, Panda S. Nine "R" Principles in the management of head and neck cancers. Indian J Cancer. 2023 Apr-Jun;60(2):253-255. doi: 10.4103/ijc.IJC_1420_20. PMID: 37530249

55. Mani S, Panda S, Kumar R, Singh CA. In Reference to Predicting Pathologic Lymph Node Positivity in cN0 Pharynx and Larynx Cancers. Laryngoscope. 2023Apr;133(4):E24. doi: 10.1002/lary.30480. Epub 2022 Nov 17. PMID: 36394099

56. Mani S, Kumar R, Singh CA, Agarwal S, Panda S, Saini A, et al. Parathyroid carcinoma: lessons from a rare malignancy of head and neck-a case series. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2023 Jun;75(2):809-816. doi: 10.1007/s12070-023-03499-6. Epub 2023 Feb 3. PMID: 37275103; PMCID: PMC10235406.

57. Jaiswal, A.S., Kumar, R., Kumar, R, Kairo AK, Raveendran S, Sagar P. Cochlear Implantation in Adults with Post-lingual Hearing Loss: Clinico-Demographical Study and Outcomes in the Current Times. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 75 (Suppl 1), 548–551 (2023). doi.org/10.1007/s12070-022-03467-6

58. Banerjee M; Azad, SV; Pahuja A; Kairo AK . Extraosseous sinonasal tract metastasis of Ewing's sarcoma presenting with sixth cranial nerve palsy. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology - Case Reports 3(2):p 483-485, Apr–Jun 2023. | DOI: 10.4103/IJO.IJO_2919_22

59. Kairo AK, Kumar R, Manchanda S, Verma RR. The Story of Separate Yet Connected Cholesteatomas. Ear, Nose & Throat Journal. 2023;102(12):NP588-NP590. doi:10.1177/01455613211033113

60. Sandipta Mitra, Anup Singh, Saurabh Vig, Sanjay Meena, Chirom Amit Singh. Ventilation Failure with  Elective Tracheostomy during Oral Cancer Surgery: A Case of Tracheal Diverticulum. BMJ Case reports. 2023;16:e254134. doi:10.1136/bcr-2022- 254134.

61. Anup Singh, Harsha Yadav, Hitesh Verma, Kapil Sikka, Ransi Ann Abraham, David Victor Kumar Irugu,. Serum Otolin-1 levels in Meniere’s Disease: A Pilot comparative study. International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology; August 2023. DOI https://doi.org/ 10.1055/s-0042-1749390.

62. Gautam V, Kumar V, Kakkar A, Tanwar P, Bhalla AS, Manchanda S, et al. Exploration of the association between Juvenile Angiofibroma and Familial Adenomatous Polyposis.August 2023 DOI: 10.22541/au.169221798.86480150/v1

63. Vatakara A, Damle NA, Khurana A, Sagar S, Kumar R, Verma H. 99mTechnetium-Ubiquicidin Scan with Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography/Computed Tomography in Skull Base Osteomyelitis. Indian J Nucl Med. 2023 Jul-Sep;38(3):297-300. doi: 10.4103/ijnm.ijnm_192_22. Epub 2023 Oct 10. PMID: 38046968; PMCID: PMC10693375.

64. Bhardwaj V, Gautam V, Verma H, Bhutada MD. Lost and found: foreign body in submandibular gland. BMJ Case Rep. 2023 Nov 17;16(11):e257564. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2023-257564. PMID: 37977847; PMCID: PMC10660160.

65. Naz F, Tanveer N, Verma H, Sudheer KA, Kakkar A, Ranjan A, et al. Relevance of Partial p16 Immunostaining in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Co- Relation with HPV DNA Status. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2023 Dec 1;24(12):4093-4096. doi: 10.31557/APJCP.2023.24.12.4093. PMID: 38156842; PMCID: PMC10909108.

66. Mani S, Kumar R, Sriram S, Sagar P, Suri A, Kumar R. Giant Facial Nerve Schwannoma: A Rare Clinical Entity. Otol Neurotol. 2023 Aug 1;44(7):e525-e527. doi: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000003874. Epub 2023 Apr 24. PMID: 37185658.

67. Kumar R, Sherif MP, Manchanda S, Barwad A, Sagar P, Khan MA, et al. Depth of Invasion in Carcinoma Tongue: Evaluation of Clinical and Imaging Techniques. Laryngoscope. 2024 Jan;134(1):215-221. doi: 10.1002/lary.30791. Epub 2023 May 30. PMID: 37249203.

68. Kumar R, Manchanda S, Hota A, Devaraja K, Thakur R, Sherif PM, et al. Ultrasound Characteristics of Metastatic Occult Cervical Lymph Nodes in Early Tongue Cancer. Indian J Otolaryngol Head & Neck Surg. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-023-03881-4

69. Sagar M, Sagar P, Kumar R, Kaur K. Kimura disease of naso-orbito-ethmoid region and review of surgical approaches to naso-orbito-ethmoid region. BMJ Case Rep. 2023;16(8):e256355.

70. Gupta S, Naranje P, Singh S, Singh CA, Bhalla AS, Manchanda S, et al. Skull Base Ossification in Neonates: The Potential Confounder. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2023 Jun;75(2):1253-1254.

71. Sagar M, Sagar P, Kumar R, Rani P. Troubleshooting Cochlear Implant Malfunction Using Neural Response Telemetry and Normal Saline. J Int Adv Otol. 2024 Jan;20(1):89-93. doi: 10.5152/iao.2024.231116. PMID: 38454296; PMCID: PMC10895891.

2. Abstracts Published in Journals :

1. SA Shamim, N Kumar, D Kumar, G Arora, A Thakar, C Singh, et al. Evaluation of (supplement 1), 2023; P1535-P1535

2. A Biswas, V Ghosh, S Roy, S Bhasker, A Binjola, M Tripathi, et al. Health related QoL in patients with NPC treated with NACT followed by dysphagia-optimised CRT . Radiotherapy and Oncology 2023; 182, S952- S953 PO-1191

3. V Ghosh, A Biswas, A Binjola, S Roy, S Bhasker, M Tripathi, et al. NACT followed by cisplatin-enhanced dysphagia-optimised IMRT in nasopharyngeal cancer-phase 2 trial Radiotherapy and Oncology 2023; 182, S964-S965 PO-1206

4. S Mallick, A Sharma, A Kumar, A Thakar, DN Sharma. Optimum Radiation Dose for Palliation in Head and Neck SCC: A Phase III Randomized Controlled Trial (OPRAH) International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics 2023; 117 (2), e604.

5. S Agarwala, V Jain, M Chadha, A Dhua, P Goel, D Yadav, et al. Long-term effects of cisplatin on hearing and renal function in survivors of paediatric solid tumours pediatric blood & cancer 2023; 70, S160-S160

6. S Bakhshi, A Sasi, S Ganguly, S Sharma, A Bansal, R Meel, et al. Assessment of treatment sequelae and quality of life among survivors of head and neck ewing sarcoma. PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER 2023; 70, S521-S521

7. A Sasi, S Ganguly, D Pushpam, B Biswas, A Kumar, R Meel, et al. Prognostic factors in head and neck ewing sarcoma: a retrospective analysis of 85 patients. Pediatric blood & cancer 2023; 70, S36-S37.

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