Obesity, Morbid

"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.

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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
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
Concept/Terms	Obesity, Morbid Obesity, Morbid Morbid Obesities Obesities, Morbid Obesity, Severe Obesities, Severe Severe Obesities Severe Obesity Morbid Obesity

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Obesity, Morbid".

Diseases [C]
Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases [C18]
Nutrition Disorders [C18.654]
Overnutrition [C18.654.726]
Obesity [C18.654.726.500]
Obesity, Morbid [C18.654.726.500.700]
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
Signs and Symptoms [C23.888]
Body Weight [C23.888.144]
Overweight [C23.888.144.699]
Obesity [C23.888.144.699.500]
Obesity, Morbid [C23.888.144.699.500.500]
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Diagnosis [E01]
Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
Physical Examination [E01.370.600]
Body Constitution [E01.370.600.115]
Body Weights and Measures [E01.370.600.115.100]
Body Size [E01.370.600.115.100.160]
Body Weight [E01.370.600.115.100.160.120]
Overweight [E01.370.600.115.100.160.120.699]
Obesity [E01.370.600.115.100.160.120.699.500]
Obesity, Morbid [E01.370.600.115.100.160.120.699.500.500]
Biological Sciences [G]
Physiological Phenomena [G07]
Body Constitution [G07.100]
Body Weights and Measures [G07.100.100]
Body Size [G07.100.100.160]
Body Weight [G07.100.100.160.120]
Overweight [G07.100.100.160.120.699]
Obesity [G07.100.100.160.120.699.500]
Obesity, Morbid [G07.100.100.160.120.699.500.500]

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Bar chart showing 48 publications over 13 distinct years, with a maximum of 11 publications in 2015

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	0	1	1
1996	1	0	1
1999	0	1	1
2007	0	1	1
2009	1	0	1
2014	3	0	3
2015	10	1	11
2016	4	1	5
2017	5	1	6
2018	1	0	1
2019	8	1	9
2020	5	1	6
2021	2	0	2

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Aminian A, Vosburg RW, Altieri MS, Hinojosa MW, Khorgami Z. The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) updated position statement on perioperative venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in bariatric surgery. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2022 02; 18(2):165-174.

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Vosburg RW, Pratt JSA, Kindel T, Rogers AM, Kudav S, Banerjee A, Hernandez E, Athanasiadis D, Fischer LE, Hayes K, Shin TH, Aminian A, Kim JJ. Bariatric Surgery is Safe for Patients After Recovery from COVID-19. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2021 11; 17(11):1884-1889.

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Fischer LE, Wolfe BM, Fino N, Elman MR, Flum DR, Mitchell JE, Pomp A, Pories WJ, Purnell JQ, Patti ME. Postbariatric hypoglycemia: symptom patterns and associated risk factors in the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery study. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2021 10; 17(10):1787-1798.

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Clapp B, Dodoo C, Kim J, Castro C, Wicker E, Mandania R, Davis B. Safety of liver biopsy at the time of bariatric surgery: an analysis of the MBSAQIP database. Surg Endosc. 2022 01; 36(1):413-421.

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Jarrett CJ, Khorgami Z. Comments on the Use of Visceral Adiposity Index to Predict Diabetes Remission in Low BMI Chinese Patients after Bariatric Surgery. Obes Surg. 2021 05; 31(5):2302-2303.

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Li S, Kim Y, Chen JDZ, Madhoun MF. Intestinal Electrical Stimulation Alters Hypothalamic Expression of Oxytocin and Orexin and Ameliorates Diet-Induced Obesity in Rats. Obes Surg. 2021 04; 31(4):1664-1672.

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Hui BY, Khorgami Z, Puthoff JS, Kuwada TS, Lim RB, Chow GS. Postoperative sepsis after primary bariatric surgery: an analysis of MBSAQIP. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2021 Apr; 17(4):667-672.

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Clapp B, Dodoo C, Harper B, Kim J, Castro C, Hamdan M, Grasso S, Davis B. Magnetic sphincter augmentation at the time of bariatric surgery: an analysis of the MBSAQIP. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2021 Mar; 17(3):555-561.

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Kim J, Nimeri A, Khorgami Z, El Chaar M, Lima AG, Vosburg RW. Metabolic bone changes after bariatric surgery: 2020 update, American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Clinical Issues Committee position statement. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2021 01; 17(1):1-8.

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Schulman AR, Watson RR, Abu Dayyeh BK, Bhutani MS, Chandrasekhara V, Jirapinyo P, Krishnan K, Kumta NA, Melson J, Pannala R, Parsi MA, Trikudanathan G, Trindade AJ, Maple JT, Lichtenstein DR. Endoscopic devices and techniques for the management of bariatric surgical adverse events (with videos). Gastrointest Endosc. 2020 Sep; 92(3):492-507.

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