1. Second branchial cleft anomalies in children: a literature review

   • Li-Fang Shen
   • Shui-Hong Zhou
   • Qi Yu

   Review Article 24 September 2018 Pages: 1251 - 1256

   

2. Home intravenous versus oral antibiotics following appendectomy for perforated appendicitis in children: a randomized controlled trial

   • Michael R. Arnold
   • Blair A. Wormer
   • Andrew M. Schulman

   Original Article 14 September 2018 Pages: 1257 - 1268

3. Children with appendicitis on the US–Mexico border have socioeconomic challenges and are best served by a freestanding children’s hospital

   • Clark Anderson
   • Sarah Peskoe
   • Tamara N. Fitzgerald

   Original Article 28 September 2018 Pages: 1269 - 1280

   

4. Implementing a surgeon-reported categorization of pediatric appendicitis severity

   • Katherine J. Baxter
   • Heather L. Short
   • Mehul V. Raval

   Original Article 13 October 2018 Pages: 1281 - 1286

   

5. The non-visualized appendix and secondary signs on ultrasound for pediatric appendicitis in the community hospital setting

   • Jenny M. Held
   • Christian S. McEvoy
   • Robert L. Ricca

   Original Article 06 October 2018 Pages: 1287 - 1292

   

6. Comparison of laparoscopic and open pediatric inguinal hernia repairs at two institutions

   • Kelly F. Darmawan
   • Tiffany Sinclair
   • James C. Y. Dunn

   Original Article 13 October 2018 Pages: 1293 - 1298

   

7. Epidemiology of Hirschsprung disease in California from 1995 to 2013

   • Jamie E. Anderson
   • Melissa A. Vanover
   • Shinjiro Hirose

   Original Article 15 October 2018 Pages: 1299 - 1303

   

8. The value of mechanical bowel preparation prior to pediatric colorectal surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis

   • Maarten Janssen Lok
   • Hiromu Miyake
   • Agostino Pierro

   Original Article 20 October 2018 Pages: 1305 - 1320

   

9. Comparison of major complications in children after laparoscopy-assisted gastrostomy and percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy placement: a meta-analysis

   • Filip Sandberg
   • Margrét Brands Viktorsdóttir
   • Einar Arnbjörnsson

   Original Article Open access 05 October 2018 Pages: 1321 - 1327

   

10. Enteric duplication in children

    • Joseph A. Sujka
    • Justin Sobrino
    • Richard Hendrickson

    Original Article 13 October 2018 Pages: 1329 - 1332

11. Risk factors for post-induction hypotension in children presenting for surgery

    • Tariq M. Wani
    • Mohammed Hakim
    • Joseph D. Tobias

    Original Article 22 October 2018 Pages: 1333 - 1338

12. Prepubertal testicular tumors in China: a 10-year experience with 67 cases

    • Dazhou Wu
    • Nannan Shen
    • Xiaoming Chen

    Original Article 15 October 2018 Pages: 1339 - 1343

    

13. Impact of a multimedia teaching tool on parental anxiety and knowledge during the informed consent process

    • Elizabeth A. Paton
    • Sharon K. Davis
    • Ankush Gosain

    Original Article 25 September 2018 Pages: 1345 - 1352

    

14. Impact of simulation-based training on perceived provider confidence in acute multidisciplinary pediatric trauma resuscitation

    • Cory M. McLaughlin
    • Minna M. Wieck
    • Aaron R. Jensen

    Original Article 15 October 2018 Pages: 1353 - 1362

    

15. Do health beliefs affect pain perception after pectus excavatum repair?

    • Joseph Sujka
    • Shawn St. Peter
    • Claudia M. Mueller

    Original Article 29 September 2018 Pages: 1363 - 1367

    

16. Global paediatric surgery: meeting an unmet need—the response of the British Association of Paediatric Surgeons

    • Kokila Lakhoo
    • George G. Youngson

    Original Article Open access 20 October 2018 Pages: 1369 - 1373