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Our study aimed to determine whether colonic manometry results had an impact on the outcome of SNS as a treatment in pediatric patients with refractory idiopathic constipation. Methods: Electronic medical records of patients with idiopathic constipation who underwent colonic manometry and SNS placement at our center over 6 years were reviewed. A comparison of post-SNS outcomes was performed between patients with normal and abnormal colonic manometry studies. Results: Twenty patients [12 (60%) females, median age of 10.2 years] met inclusion criteria, with fecal incontinence in 12 (60%) and abnormal colonic manometry in 6 (30%). Significantly more patients had an improvement in fecal incontinence following SNS placement (p = 0.045). There were no significant differences in post-SNS constipation outcome measures between patients with normal versus abnormal colonic manometry. Conclusions: Colonic manometry did not help with patient selection for those being considered for SNS therapy. 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