title: Stridor in infants and children: ambulatory evaluation and operative diagnosis.
abstract: The presence of stridor in the young child suggests a congenital or acquired abnormality of the large diameter airways. The diagnostic evaluation of the stridulous child is discussed. Emphasis is placed on those outpatient examination techniques and radiographic studies which can define the nature of the offending airway lesion(s).
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Tunkel
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Zalzal
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010808:Physical Examination; D012135:Respiratory Sounds / Q000209:etiology*; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery