John A. Tucker MD

The infant larynx represents a developmental milestone in laryngeal ontogeny that begins in embryonic life. "The infant larynx is of general medical interest because owing to the particularities of its structure the larynx becomes an important etiologic factor in respiratory and throat disease much more frequently in infants than in adults. To the otolaryngologist and the bronchoscopist, the infant larynx is of special interest because its diseases and abnormalities can be determined only by direct examination."-Gabriel F. Tucker, 1932.