"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 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2005 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2006 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2007 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2008 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2009 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2010 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2011 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2012 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2013 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2014 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2015 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2016 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 2017 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2018 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2019 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2020 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2024 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Obesity, Morbid" by people in Profiles.
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Bariatric surgery and relevant comorbidities: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Surg Endosc. 2025 Mar; 39(3):1419-1448.
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Preoperative Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist Utilization and Association with Bariatric Surgery Outcomes. Obes Surg. 2025 Feb; 35(2):556-560.
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SAGES guidelines for the management of comorbidities relevant to metabolic and bariatric surgery. Surg Endosc. 2025 Jan; 39(1):1-10.
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Loop duodenal switch confers more complications with little gain of weight loss compared to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Surg Endosc. 2025 Feb; 39(2):1261-1268.
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Contemporary Ethical Considerations for Pediatric Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. J Pediatr Surg. 2025 Mar; 60(3):161988.
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Reduction and Fixation of an Unstable Knee Dislocation in a Morbidly Obese Patient Using an Internal Fixator: A Case Report. JBJS Case Connect. 2024 Oct 01; 14(4).
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Comparable improvement and resolution of obesity-related comorbidities in endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty vs laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: single-center study. Surg Endosc. 2024 Oct; 38(10):5914-5921.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Based US Commercial Payor Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty Versus Lifestyle Modification Alone for Adults With Class I/II Obesity. Obes Surg. 2024 Sep; 34(9):3275-3284.
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Beyond race: social vulnerability and access to metabolic and bariatric surgery. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2024 Nov; 20(11):1146-1153.
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Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty: the identification of the key procedural steps through a modified Delphi method. J Gastrointest Surg. 2024 Jul; 28(7):1132-1136.