Greg E. Davis Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Chronic sinusitis,Skull base tumors,Nasal obstruction,Sinus tumors,Loss of olfaction
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Washington, USA
Greg E. Davis, M.D., M.P.H., was an associate professor of otolaryngology at the University of Washington and was the director of Rhinology and Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery. Dr. Davis earned his medical degree from the University of Washington School of Medicine, then completed a seven-year residency in otolaryngology - head and neck surgery at UW. During his residency, he completed a two-year clinical research fellowship where he earned his Master of Public Health, during which he focused on clinical trial design and management, biostatistics, and epidemiology. After residency, he traveled to Adelaide, Australia, and spent additional time training with P.J. Wormald, a world-renowned rhinologist.
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Author(s): Hitomi Sakano, Ameet I. Thaker and Greg E. Davis
Stones made of bacterial aggregates can be found in chronically inflamed lymphoid tissue such as hypertrophied tonsils. Although it is common to find tonsilloliths in cryptic tonsils, it is rare to find stones in adenoid tissue. Here we present an interesting case of a patient who underwent adenoidectomy for adenoid hypertrophy, recurrent malaise and upper respiratory infections. Intraoperatively we found numerous bright green stones in the crypts of the adenoid tissue, reminiscent of tonsilloliths in tonsillar crypts. Pathology revealed polymicrobial bacterial ag... view more»