Comparison of endoscopy and radiographic fluoroscopy in the evaluation of pediatric congenital airway abnormalities

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 43-46

  Altman, Ken W ^a   Wetmore, Ralph F ^a   Mahboubi, Soroosh ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway; Congenital; Endoscopy; Fluoroscopy; Pediatric; Stridor

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BARIUM MEAL; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; INFANT; LARYNGOMALACIA; LARYNGOSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; STRIDOR;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM ABNORMALITIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032103806     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-5876(98)00042-1     Document Type: Article

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