 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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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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| 1991 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2004 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2005 | 5 | 3 | 8 | | 2006 | 8 | 0 | 8 | | 2007 | 8 | 0 | 8 | | 2008 | 7 | 0 | 7 | | 2009 | 6 | 0 | 6 | | 2010 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2011 | 6 | 4 | 10 | | 2012 | 9 | 1 | 10 | | 2013 | 15 | 2 | 17 | | 2014 | 11 | 1 | 12 | | 2015 | 18 | 0 | 18 | | 2016 | 10 | 4 | 14 | | 2017 | 11 | 2 | 13 | | 2018 | 9 | 0 | 9 | | 2019 | 19 | 1 | 20 | | 2020 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Obesity, Morbid" by people in Profiles.
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Derderian SC, Patten L, Kaizer AM, Moore JM, Ogle S, Jenkins TM, Michalsky MP, Mitchell JE, Bjornstad P, Dixon JB, Inge TH. Influence of Weight Loss on Obesity-Associated Complications After Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2020 12; 28(12):2397-2404.
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Moore JM, Glover JJ, Jackson BM, Coughlin CR, Kelsey MM, Inge TH, Boles RE. Development and application of an ethical framework for pediatric metabolic and bariatric surgery evaluation. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2021 Feb; 17(2):425-433.
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Ryder JR, Xu P, Nadeau KJ, Kelsey MM, Xie C, Jenkins T, Inge TH, Bjornstad P. Effect of surgical versus medical therapy on estimated cardiovascular event risk among adolescents with type 2 diabetes and severe obesity. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2021 Jan; 17(1):23-33.
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Hussan H, Patel A, Akinyeye S, Porter K, Ahnen D, Lieberman D. Bariatric Surgery Is Associated with a Recent Temporal Increase in Colorectal Cancer Resections, Most Pronounced in Adults Below 50 Years of Age. Obes Surg. 2020 Dec; 30(12):4867-4876.
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Guerra-Londono CE, Han X, Penning DH. Postoperative Pulmonary Complications in the Morbidly Obese: The Role of Tidal Volume and Type of Abdominal Surgery. Respir Care. 2020 Dec; 65(12):1908-1915.
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Dewberry LC, Jalivand A, Gupta R, Jenkins TM, Beamish A, Inge TH, Courcoulas A, Helmrath M, Brandt ML, Harmon CM, Chen M, Dixon JB, Zeller M, Michalsky MP. Weight Loss and Health Status 5 Years After Adjustable Gastric Banding in Adolescents. Obes Surg. 2020 06; 30(6):2388-2394.
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Ogle S, Derderian SC, Kramer R, Anthony R, Inge T. The role of preoperative upper endoscopy in adolescents undergoing laparoscopic vertical sleeve gastrectomy. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2020 Sep; 16(9):1212-1217.
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Derderian SC, Dewberry LC, Patten L, Sitzman TJ, Kaizer AM, Jenkins TM, Michalsky MP, Xie C, Mitchell JE, Inge T. Excess skin problems among adolescents after bariatric surgery. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2020 Aug; 16(8):993-998.
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Choudhury RA, Foster M, Hoeltzel G, Moore HB, Yaffe H, Yoeli D, Prins K, Ghincea C, Vigneshwar N, Dumon KR, Rame JE, Conzen KD, Pomposelli JJ, Pomfret EA, Nydam TL. Bariatric Surgery for Congestive Heart Failure Patients Improves Access to Transplantation and Long-term Survival. J Gastrointest Surg. 2021 04; 25(4):926-931.
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Choudhury RA, Yoeli D, Moore HB, Yaffe H, Hoeltzel GD, Dumon KR, Williams NN, Abt PL, Conzen KD, Nydam TL. Reverse epidemiology and the obesity paradox for patients with chronic kidney disease: a Markov decision model. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2020 Jul; 16(7):948-954.
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