"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 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2016 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2025 | 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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Playter KP, Reddington H, Ballinger ZC, Czerniach DR, Freitas GS, Kelly JJ, Cherng NB, Perugini RA. Evaluation of hemorrhage risk and the volume-outcome relationship following vertical sleeve gastrectomy amidst robotic-assisted surgery adoption. Surg Endosc. 2025 Jun; 39(6):3702-3709.
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Ballinger Z, Green J, Cleary M, Wong K, Cherng N, Aidlen J. Trends (2017-2022) in adolescent metabolic and bariatric surgery. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2025 Jun; 21(6):638-647.
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Doan TD, Suh L, Wu M, Cherng N, Perugini R. The role of socioeconomic status in resolution of type 2 diabetes mellitus following longitudinal sleeve gastrectomy. Surg Endosc. 2025 01; 39(1):568-576.
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Flynn DJ, Soltani AK, Singh A. Spontaneous Intragastric Balloon Hyperinflation: Two Cases and Outcomes. Obes Surg. 2024 Aug; 34(8):3087-3090.
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Wuopio A, Baker BM, Koethe B, Goodman MD, Shin R, Bugaev N, Nepomnayshy D, Kim WC, Schnelldorfer T. Can Surgeons Reliably Identify Non-cirrhotic Liver Disease During Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery? Obes Surg. 2024 Mar; 34(3):769-777.
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Mackey EE, Dore FJ, Kelly JF, Crawford AS, Cohen P, Czerniach D, Perugini R, Kelly JJ, Cherng NB. Ligamentum teres cardiopexy for post vertical sleeve gastrectomy gastroesophageal reflux. Surg Endosc. 2023 09; 37(9):7247-7253.
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Chiung-Hui Peng C, Han C, Waisayanand N, De Leo S, Srimatkandada P, Kommareddy S, Pearce EN, He X, Lee SY. Changes in Urinary Iodine Levels Following Bariatric Surgery. Endocr Pract. 2023 Sep; 29(9):710-715.
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Hanscom M, Rau P, Marya NB. After sleeve gastrectomy, not all coughing is reflux. Gastrointest Endosc. 2023 03; 97(3):595-596.
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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.