1. Current characteristics and management of congenital esophageal stenosis: 40 consecutive cases from a multicenter study in the Kyushu area of Japan

   • Masaya Suzuhigashi
   • Tatsuru Kaji
   • Satoshi Ieiri

   Original Article 11 August 2017 Pages: 1035 - 1040

   

2. Identification of a novel variant of the RET proto-oncogene in a novel family with Hirschsprung’s disease

   • Takafumi Kawano
   • Kazuyoshi Hosomichi
   • Satoshi Ieiri

   Original Article 10 August 2017 Pages: 1041 - 1046

   

3. Prognostic factors indicating survival with native liver after Kasai procedure for biliary atresia

   • Juma Obayashi
   • Kohei Kawaguchi
   • Hiroaki Kitagawa

   Original Article 29 August 2017 Pages: 1047 - 1052

   

4. Onset ages of hepatopulmonary syndrome and pulmonary hypertension in patients with biliary atresia

   • Takehisa Ueno
   • Ryuta Saka
   • Hiroomi Okuyama

   Original Article 04 September 2017 Pages: 1053 - 1057

   

5. Management of congenital tracheal stenosis in the neonatal period

   • Keiichi Morita
   • Kosaku Maeda
   • Yoshihiro Oshima

   Original Article 11 August 2017 Pages: 1059 - 1063

6. Airway reconstruction using decellularized tracheal allografts in a porcine model

   • Michinobu Ohno
   • Yasushi Fuchimoto
   • Tatsuo Kuroda

   Original Article 17 August 2017 Pages: 1065 - 1071

   

7. Characteristics of gastroesophageal reflux in pediatric patients with neurological impairment

   • Hisayoshi Kawahara
   • Yuko Tazuke
   • Hiroomi Okuyama

   Original Article 14 August 2017 Pages: 1073 - 1079

   

8. Comparison of outcomes of thoracoscopic primary repair of gross type C esophageal atresia performed by qualified and non-qualified surgeons

   • Yujiro Tanaka
   • Takahisa Tainaka
   • Hiroo Uchida

   Original Article 11 August 2017 Pages: 1081 - 1086

   

9. Changes in quality of life from infancy to school age after esophagoesophagostomy for tracheoesophageal fistula: thoracotomy versus thoracoscopy

   • Go Miyano
   • Shogo Seo
   • Atsuyuki Yamataka

   Original Article 22 August 2017 Pages: 1087 - 1090

   

10. Evaluation of developmental prognosis for esophageal atresia with tracheoesophageal fistula

    • Akiyoshi Nomura
    • Masaya Yamoto
    • Naoto Urushihara

    Original Article 12 August 2017 Pages: 1091 - 1095

11. Intraoperative ventilation during thoracoscopic repair of neonatal congenital diaphragmatic hernia

    • Tadaharu Okazaki
    • Manabu Okawada
    • Atsuyuki Yamataka

    Original Article 12 August 2017 Pages: 1097 - 1101

12. A comparison of the characteristics and precision of needle driving for right-handed pediatric surgeons between right and left driving using a model of infant laparoscopic diaphragmatic hernia repair

    • Takamasa Ikee
    • Shun Onishi
    • Satoshi Ieiri

    Original Article 11 August 2017 Pages: 1103 - 1108

    

13. The novel preventive effect of Daikenchuto (TJ-100), a Japanese herbal drug, against neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis in rats

    • Shin Shinyama
    • Tatsuru Kaji
    • Satoshi Ieiri

    Original Article 16 August 2017 Pages: 1109 - 1114

    

14. An iPhone application using a novel stool color detection algorithm for biliary atresia screening

    • Eri Hoshino
    • Kuniyoshi Hayashi
    • Osamu Takahashi

    Original Article 17 August 2017 Pages: 1115 - 1121

    

15. Enhancing recovery after minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum

    • Cristen N. Litz
    • Sandra M. Farach
    • Nicole M. Chandler

    Original Article 29 August 2017 Pages: 1123 - 1129

    

16. Foreskin reconstruction vs circumcision in distal hypospadias

    • Rajay Rampersad
    • Yoke Lin Nyo
    • Yves Heloury

    Original Article 30 August 2017 Pages: 1131 - 1137