Surgeons at the University Medical Centre Mannheim( Mannheim,Germany;www.umm.de) have demonstrated that a minor technical alteration to prostate cancer keyhole surgery can reduce one of the most prevalent post-operative complications by more than half, namely lymphatic fluid accumulation in the pelvis,

The method involves fashioning a small peritoneal flap or opening, which is attached into the pelvis, thereby creating an exit route for lymphatic fluid to drain into the abdomen for better absorption.

Normally, the drainage process for lymphatic fluid can take anywhere from three days to three weeks,and patients may require hospital admission until the treatment is concluded after the fluid accumulation finally stops.