"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 | 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 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2006 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2007 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 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 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| 2017 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2018 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2019 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2020 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2021 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2024 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2026 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Obesity, Morbid" by people in Profiles.
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Differential Biventricular Strain Recovery With Selective Fibrosis Biomarker Regression After Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Prospective CMR Feature-Tracking Study. Obes Surg. 2026 Aug; 36(8):4368-4377.
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Impact of preoperative depression severity and antidepressant medication use on perioperative outcomes and long-term weight loss following primary bariatric surgery. Surg Endosc. 2026 Aug; 40(8):7133-7142.
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Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy Versus Comprehensive Lifestyle Intervention for Adolescents With Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease: A Prospective Controlled Cohort Study. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2026 Sep; 64(6):758-769.
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Impact of bariatric surgery on pelvic floor dysfunction symptoms: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective Studies. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2026 Aug; 22(8):901-909.
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Resolution of Biochemical and Histologic Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) in Adolescents with Severe Obesity after Metabolic Bariatric Surgery. J Pediatr. 2026 04; 291:114944.
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Mortality Related to Bariatric Surgery (MORSE Study): A Retrospective, International Collaborative Audit. Clin Obes. 2025 Dec; 15(6):e70031.
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Multiomics reveal key inflammatory drivers of severe obesity: IL4R, LILRA5, and OSM. Cell Genom. 2025 Mar 12; 5(3):100784.
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Bariatric surgery and relevant comorbidities: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Surg Endosc. 2025 03; 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 02; 35(2):556-560.
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SAGES guidelines for the management of comorbidities relevant to metabolic and bariatric surgery. Surg Endosc. 2025 01; 39(1):1-10.