"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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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2015 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 2016 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2017 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2020 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Obesity, Morbid" by people in Profiles.
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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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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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Khorgami Z. Comment on: Racial disparities in perioperative outcomes following metabolic and bariatric surgery: a case-control matched study. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2020 10; 16(10):e68-e69.
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Fischer LE. Comment on: A comparison of short-term outcomes after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in male and female patients using MBSAQIP. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2020 10; 16(10):e64-e66.
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Al-Sumaih I, Nguyen N, Donnelly M, Johnston B, Khorgami Z, O'Neill C. Ethnic Disparities in Use of Bariatric Surgery in the USA: the Experience of Native Americans. Obes Surg. 2020 Jul; 30(7):2612-2619.
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Smith CE, Hawkins MAW, Williams-Kerver GA, Duncan J. Depression subtypes, binge eating, and weight loss in bariatric surgery candidates. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2020 May; 16(5):690-697.
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Aminian A, Aleassa EM, Bhatt DL, Tu C, Khorgami Z, Schauer PR, Brethauer SA, Daigle CR. Bariatric surgery is associated with a lower rate of death after myocardial infarction and stroke: A nationwide study. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2019 09; 21(9):2058-2067.