People who have late-day prostate and kidney surgeries fare just as well as those who have their procedures earlier in the day, according to a new study.

Previous research has hinted that morning procedures - including colonoscopies and surgeries to insert a stent - might be safer or more successful than those done later in the day (for example, see Reuters Health report of June 17, 2010).

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