Publisher's Synopsis
WE are glad to see this evidence of independent research by an American colleague presented in an able volume entitled to take its place with the works of Onodi, Logan Turner and others.
Dr. Davis has collected and carefully studied large preparations of sections of the accessory sinus areas in the various stages of development from the early fetal to mature adult periods, special emphasis in this research being given to the study of specimens showing the conditions present during the period of childhood.
The difficulty of obtaining ample anatomical material for this purpose has been met by the development of a technique by the author by which the accessory areas could be removed en masse at the time of the post-mortem examination and still allow reconstruction of the face without marked disfigurement.
The total number of cases studied in the preparation of this work was 145, or 290 lateral nasal walls and accessory areas.
This monograph will, no doubt, be of considerable value in a careful study of accessory sinus anatomy and embryology and of much assistance in the further development of the field.
-"The Laryngoscope, An International Monthly Journal Devoted to Diseases of the Ear, Nose, Throat," Vol. XXIV.- Jan.- Dec. 1914.
