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311 Outcomes of sacral nerve stimulation 15 satisfaction, which may have resulted in bias. However, the 16 parents who completed our interview included 5 of the 6 children who experienced complications requiring further surgery, and complications were the primary concern raised by the parents who completed our interview. In conclusion, we found that SNS can lead to durable improvement in both symptoms and quality of life in children with constipation treated with SNS. Nearly all parents reported benefit from the treatment and all would recommend the treatment to others. However, a quarter of our patients experienced complications from SNS requiring further surgery. Further studies evaluating for predictors of both treatment response and complication development are needed before there is more widespread acceptance of this novel treatment modality.

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