"Obesity, Morbid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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
- Obesity, Severe
- Obesities, Severe
- Severe Obesities
- Severe Obesity
- Morbid Obesity
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Obesity, Morbid" by people in this website by year, and whether "Obesity, Morbid" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 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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Bellorin O, Senturk JC, Cruz MV, Dakin G, Afaneh C. Predictive Factors for Developing GERD After Sleeve Gastrectomy: Is Preoperative Endoscopy Necessary? J Gastrointest Surg. 2022 05; 26(5):1015-1020.
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Romanelli JR. Comment on: The impact of bariatric surgery on breastfeeding: a systematic review. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2022 01; 18(1):122-123.
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Senturk JC, Sharma R, Tavakkoli A, Vernon A, Spector D, Robinson M, Sheu E, Shikora S. Safety and effectiveness of 1-stage conversion of adjustable gastric band-to-sleeve gastrectomy: a single-institution case-control study. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2022 Jan; 18(1):95-101.
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Aly S, de Geus SWL, Carter CO, Sachs TE, Hess DT, Tseng JF, Pernar LIM. Impact of fellow compared to resident assistance on outcomes of minimally invasive surgery. Surg Endosc. 2022 02; 36(2):1554-1562.
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Grant HM, Perez-Caraballo A, Romanelli JR, Tirabassi MV. Metabolic and bariatric surgery is likely safe, but underutilized in adolescents aged 13-17 years. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2021 Jun; 17(6):1146-1151.
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Kiernan MS, Najjar SS, Vest AR, Birks EJ, Uriel N, Ewald GA, Leadley K, Patel CB. Outcomes of Severely Obese Patients Supported by a Centrifugal-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device. J Card Fail. 2020 Feb; 26(2):120-127.
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Leyva-Alvizo A, Arredondo-Saldaña G, Leal-Isla-Flores V, Romanelli J, Sudan R, Gibbs KE, Petrick A, Soriano IS. Systematic review of management of gallbladder disease in patients undergoing minimally invasive bariatric surgery. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2020 Jan; 16(1):158-164.
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Arinze N, Farber A, Levin SR, Cheng TW, Jones DW, Patel VI, Rybin D, Doros G, Siracuse JJ. Perioperative outcomes after lower extremity bypass and peripheral vascular interventions in patients with morbid obesity and superobesity. J Vasc Surg. 2020 02; 71(2):567-574.e4.
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Orthopoulos G, Grant HM, Sharma P, Thompson E, Romanelli JR. S054: incidence and management of jejunojejunal intussusception after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: a large case series. Surg Endosc. 2020 05; 34(5):2204-2210.
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Chin VL, Willliams KM, Donnelley T, Censani M, Conroy R, Lerner S, Oberfield SE, McMahon DJ, Zitsman J, Fennoy I. Long-term follow-up of gonadal dysfunction in morbidly obese adolescent boys after bariatric surgery. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2018 Nov 27; 31(11):1191-1197.