"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Obesity, Morbid" by people in Profiles.
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Weldeslase TA, Akinyemi OA, Keeling DJ, Enchill KA, Cornwell EE, Fullum TM. Utilization and Outcomes of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery Following the Affordable Care Act in the United States. Am Surg. 2024 Jun; 90(6):1234-1239.
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El-Zailik A, Cheung LK, Wang Y, Sherman V, Chow DS. Longitudinal Impacts of Gastric Bypass Surgery on Pharmacodynamics and Pharmacokinetics of Statins. Obes Surg. 2019 08; 29(8):2571-2583.
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Spadola CE, Wagner EF, Varga LM, Syvertsen JL, De La Cruz Munoz NF, Messiah SE. Response to Letter to the Editor: Alcohol Use Disorders and Bariatric Surgery. Obes Surg. 2018 10; 28(10):3306-3307.
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Spadola CE, Wagner EF, Varga LM, Syvertsen JL, De La Cruz Munoz NF, Messiah SE. A Qualitative Examination of Increased Alcohol Use after Bariatric Surgery among Racially/Ethnically Diverse Young Adults. Obes Surg. 2018 06; 28(6):1492-1497.
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Nguyen BT, Elia JL, Ha CY, Kaneshiro BE. Pregnancy Intention and Contraceptive Use among Women by Class of Obesity: Results from the 2006-2010 and 2011-2013 National Survey of Family Growth. Womens Health Issues. 2018 Jan - Feb; 28(1):51-58.
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Meng H, O'Connor DP, Lee BC, Layne CS, Gorniak SL. Alterations in over-ground walking patterns in obese and overweight adults. Gait Posture. 2017 03; 53:145-150.
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Yamasato K, Yoshino K, Chang AL, Caughey AB, Tsai PJ. Cesarean delivery complications in women with morbid obesity. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2016 Dec; 29(23):3885-8.
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Calder CL, Ortega G, Vij A, Chawla K, Nnamdi-Emetarom C, Stephanie S, Callender CO, Fullum TM. Morbid obesity is an independent risk factor for?postoperative renal dysfunction in young adults: a review of the American College of?Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database. Am J Surg. 2016 Apr; 211(4):772-7.
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Sood A, Abdollah F, Sammon JD, Majumder K, Schmid M, Peabody JO, Preston MA, Kibel AS, Menon M, Trinh QD. The Effect of Body Mass Index on Perioperative Outcomes After Major Surgery: Results from the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS-NSQIP) 2005-2011. World J Surg. 2015 Oct; 39(10):2376-85.
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Chan JK, Gardner AB, Taylor K, Thompson CA, Blansit K, Yu X, Kapp DS. Robotic versus laparoscopic versus open surgery in morbidly obese endometrial cancer patients - a comparative analysis of total charges and complication rates. Gynecol Oncol. 2015 Nov; 139(2):300-5.