Research highlight: surgical outcomes of gluteal VY plasty after extensive abdominoperineal resection or total pelvic exenteration.

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"Declarations: PreregistrationNo preregistration exists for the reported studies reported in this article.The authors report no specific funds or grants for this study. All authors contributed to the study conception and design. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.Approval of the Ethics Committee was not necessary for this retrospective cohort study.: Conflict of interestThe authors declare no competing interests. Preregistration: No preregistration exists for the reported studies reported in this article.: The authors report no specific funds or grants for this study. All authors contributed to the study conception and design. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.: Approval of the Ethics Committee was not necessary for this retrospective cohort study."