 Obesity, Morbid
"Obesity, Morbid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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
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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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| 1989 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1991 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2004 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2005 | 5 | 3 | 8 | | 2006 | 8 | 0 | 8 | | 2007 | 9 | 0 | 9 | | 2008 | 8 | 0 | 8 | | 2009 | 6 | 0 | 6 | | 2010 | 3 | 3 | 6 | | 2011 | 6 | 4 | 10 | | 2012 | 11 | 1 | 12 | | 2013 | 18 | 1 | 19 | | 2014 | 12 | 1 | 13 | | 2015 | 17 | 0 | 17 | | 2016 | 11 | 5 | 16 | | 2017 | 13 | 2 | 15 | | 2018 | 6 | 0 | 6 | | 2019 | 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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Inge TH, Courcoulas AP, Jenkins TM, Michalsky MP, Brandt ML, Xanthakos SA, Dixon JB, Harmon CM, Chen MK, Xie C, Evans ME, Helmrath MA. Five-Year Outcomes of Gastric Bypass in Adolescents as Compared with Adults. N Engl J Med. 2019 05 30; 380(22):2136-2145.
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Riveros-McKay F, Mistry V, Bounds R, Hendricks A, Keogh JM, Thomas H, Henning E, Corbin LJ, O'Rahilly S, Zeggini E, Wheeler E, Barroso I, Farooqi IS. Genetic architecture of human thinness compared to severe obesity. PLoS Genet. 2019 01; 15(1):e1007603.
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Price PH. Comment on: Five-year changes in dietary intake and body composition in adolescents with severe obesity undergoing laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2019 01; 15(1):69-70.
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Fisher DP, Johnson E, Haneuse S, Arterburn D, Coleman KJ, O'Connor PJ, O'Brien R, Bogart A, Theis MK, Anau J, Schroeder EB, Sidney S. Association Between Bariatric Surgery and Macrovascular Disease Outcomes in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Severe Obesity. JAMA. 2018 10 16; 320(15):1570-1582.
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Thomas JJ, Albietz J, Polaner D. Virtual reality for lumbar puncture in a morbidly obese patient with leukemia. Paediatr Anaesth. 2018 11; 28(11):1059-1060.
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Inge TH, Coley RY, Bazzano LA, Xanthakos SA, McTigue K, Arterburn D, Williams N, Wellman R, Coleman KJ, Courcoulas A, Desai NK, Anau J, Pardee R, Toh S, Janning C, Cook A, Sturtevant J, Horgan C, Zebrick AJ, Michalsky M. Comparative effectiveness of bariatric procedures among adolescents: the PCORnet bariatric study. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2018 Sep; 14(9):1374-1386.
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Pratt JSA, Browne A, Browne NT, Bruzoni M, Cohen M, Desai A, Inge T, Linden BC, Mattar SG, Michalsky M, Podkameni D, Reichard KW, Stanford FC, Zeller MH, Zitsman J. ASMBS pediatric metabolic and bariatric surgery guidelines, 2018. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2018 07; 14(7):882-901.
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Michalsky MP, Inge TH, Jenkins TM, Xie C, Courcoulas A, Helmrath M, Brandt ML, Harmon CM, Chen M, Dixon JB, Urbina EM. Cardiovascular Risk Factors After Adolescent Bariatric Surgery. Pediatrics. 2018 02; 141(2).
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Davis S, Nehus E, Inge T, Zhang W, Setchell K, Mitsnefes M. Effect of bariatric surgery on urinary sphingolipids in adolescents with severe obesity. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2018 04; 14(4):446-451.
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Goldschmidt AB, Khoury J, Jenkins TM, Bond DS, Thomas JG, Utzinger LM, Zeller MH, Inge TH, Mitchell JE. Adolescent Loss-of-Control Eating and Weight Loss Maintenance After Bariatric Surgery. Pediatrics. 2018 01; 141(1).
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