title: A sleeve gastrectomy blast: how long should the bariatric patient fast?
authors.affiliation: General Surgery Department, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt. Electronic address: tamerbaki@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Tamer N
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Abdelbaki
authors.affiliation: General Surgery Department, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bekheit
authors.affiliation: General Surgery Department, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
authors.forename: Khaled
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Katri
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005215:Fasting / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005743:Gastrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D005746:Gastric Emptying / Q000502:physiology; D018589:Gastroparesis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors
keywords: Delayed gastric emptying; Diabetes mellitus; Gastroparesis; Sleeve gastrectomy