1. Animal models of congenital anomalies

   EDITORIAL Pages: 463 - 464

2. The contribution of the adriamycin-induced rat model of the VATER association to our understanding of congenital abnormalities and their embryogenesis

   • S. W. Beasley
   • J. Diez Pardo
   • H. M. Xia

   MAIN TOPIC Pages: 465 - 472

3. Effect of hyperoxia on surfactant protein gene expression in hypoplastic lung in nitrofen-induced diaphragmatic hernia in rats

   • H. Shima
   • N. Guarino
   • P. Puri

   MAIN TOPIC Pages: 473 - 477

4. Esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula: a review of 25 years' experience

   • A. K. Sharma
   • N. S. Shekhawat
   • D. Goel

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 478 - 482

5. Corrosive injuries of the esophagus in newborns

   • Cüneyt Turan
   • Uğur Özkan
   • Mustafa Küçükaydın

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 483 - 484

6. Apoptosis in murine duodenum during embryonic development

   • W. Cheng
   • P. K. H. Tam

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 485 - 487

7. Infantile acute pancreatitis after mumps vaccination simulating an acute abdomen

   • G. Feldman
   • M. Zer

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 488 - 489

8. The effect of the availability of laparoscopic techniques on the treatment of appendicitis in children

   • K. A. Foulds
   • S. W. Beasley
   • K. Maoate

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 490 - 492

9. Long-term results of treatment of single-system ectopic ureters

   • L. Wünsch
   • U. Hübner
   • H. Halsband

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 493 - 497

10. Comparative studies of fertility and histologic development of contralateral scrotal testes in two rat models of unilateral cryptorchidism

    • Ossama Zakaria
    • Takeshi Shono
    • Sachiyo Suita

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 498 - 501

11. Effects of male sex hormones on urodynamics in childhood: intersex patients are a natural model

    • S. Celayir
    • Z. İlçe
    • N. Danişmend

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 502 - 504

12. Blunt abdominal trauma in children: epidemiology, management, and management problems in a developing country

    • E. A. Ameh
    • L. B. Chirdan
    • P. T. Nmadu

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 505 - 509

13. Salivary fistulae

    • A. Sen
    • M. Bhardwaj

    CASE REPORT Pages: 510 - 511

14. Congenital diaphragmatic hernia in identical twins

    • Yuko Tazuke
    • Hisayoshi Kawahara
    • Miho Nobunaga

    CASE REPORT Pages: 512 - 514

15. Hepatic lymphangioma – a case report

    • Chee-Chee Koh
    • Jin-Cherng Sheu

    CASE REPORT Pages: 515 - 516

16. Relapsing pancreatitis in a child duplication in an aberrant pancreatic lobe

    • Albert D. Yang
    • Chyan-Hsing Chang
    • Jackson C. T. Lin

    CASE REPORT Pages: 517 - 518

17. Repair of a giant omphalocele by a modified technique

    • Man Mohan Harjai
    • Pradeep Bhargava
    • Yogendra Singh

    CASE REPORT Pages: 519 - 521

18. Volvulus of the transverse and sigmoid colon

    • M. Samuel
    • S. A. Boddy
    • S. Capps

    CASE REPORT Pages: 522 - 524

19. Large bowel obstruction: an unusual presentation of salmonella enterocolitis in infancy

    • Eitan Gross
    • Dan Engelhard
    • Schmuel Katz

    CASE REPORT Pages: 525 - 526

20. The egg-shell sign: a possible indicator of raised intrarenal pressure

    • P. A. Dewan
    • K. Anderson
    • P. A. Dewan

    CASE REPORT Pages: 527 - 528

21. Management of Wilms' tumor with intracardiac extension

    • S. T. Schettini
    • J. H. A. P. da Fonesca
    • A. S. Petrilli

    CASE REPORT Pages: 529 - 532

22. Congenital balloon digits in two neonates caused by constriction rings

    • H. Nogami
    • H. Ito
    • M. Futamura

    CASE REPORT Pages: 533 - 535

23. Silo reduction of giant omphalocele and gastroschisis utilizing continucous controlled pressure

    • Kari Vanamo

    TECHNICAL INNOVATION Pages: 536 - 537

24. A simple method of intraoperative confirmation of intestinal patency

    • R. Steinberg
    • E. Freud
    • M. Zer

    TECHNICAL INNOVATION Pages: 538 - 539

25. The American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Surgery New International Affiliate Membership

    ANNOUNCEMENTS Pages: 540 - 540