 Obesity, Morbid
"Obesity, Morbid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The condition of weighing two, three, or more times the ideal weight, so called because it is associated with many serious and life-threatening disorders. In the BODY MASS INDEX, morbid obesity is defined as having a BMI greater than 40.0 kg/m2.
| Descriptor ID |
D009767
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C18.654.726.500.700 C23.888.144.699.500.500 E01.370.600.115.100.160.120.699.500.500 G07.100.100.160.120.699.500.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Obesity, Morbid- Obesity, Morbid
- Morbid Obesities
- Obesities, Morbid
- Morbid Obesity
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| 1989 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2004 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2009 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2010 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2012 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2013 | 6 | 0 | 6 | | 2014 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2015 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Obesity, Morbid" by people in Profiles.
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Abatangelo S, Saporiti E, Giatsidis G. Closed Incision Negative-Pressure Therapy (ciNPT) Reduces Minor Local Complications in Post-bariatric Abdominoplasty Body Contouring: a Retrospective Case-Control Series. Obes Surg. 2018 07; 28(7):2096-2104.
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Nathanson BH, Higgins TL, McGee WT. The dangers of extreme body mass index values in patients with Clostridium difficile. Infection. 2017 Dec; 45(6):787-793.
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Zaveri H, Dallal RM, Cottam D, Surve A, Kartiko S, Bonnani F, Cottam A, Cottam S. Indications and Operative Outcomes of Gastric Bypass Reversal. Obes Surg. 2016 10; 26(10):2285-90.
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Senol-Cosar O, Flach RJ, DiStefano M, Chawla A, Nicoloro S, Straubhaar J, Hardy OT, Noh HL, Kim JK, Wabitsch M, Scherer PE, Czech MP. Tenomodulin promotes human adipocyte differentiation and beneficial visceral adipose tissue expansion. Nat Commun. 2016 Feb 16; 7:10686.
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Figura A, Ahnis A, Stengel A, Hofmann T, Elbelt U, Ordemann J, Rose M. Determinants of Weight Loss following Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: The Role of Psychological Burden, Coping Style, and Motivation to Undergo Surgery. J Obes. 2015; 2015:626010.
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Al-Mansour MR, Mundy R, Canoy JM, Dulaimy K, Kuhn JN, Romanelli J. Internal Hernia After Laparoscopic Antecolic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass. Obes Surg. 2015 Nov; 25(11):2106-11.
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Rubinfeld G, Levine JP, Reyentovich A, DeAnda A, Balsam LB. Management of Rapidly Ascending Driveline Tunnel Infection. J Card Surg. 2015 Nov; 30(11):853-5.
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The role of endoscopy in the bariatric surgery patient. Gastrointest Endosc. 2015 May; 81(5):1063-72.
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Bennett GG, Steinberg DM, Pagoto SL. Will Obesity Treatment Reimbursement Benefit Those at Highest Risk? Am J Med. 2015 Jul; 128(7):670-1.
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English TM, Malkani S, Kinney RL, Omer A, Dziewietin MB, Perugini R. Predicting remission of diabetes after RYGB surgery following intensive management to optimize preoperative glucose control. Obes Surg. 2015 Jan; 25(1):1-6.
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