 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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| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2004 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2005 | 3 | 3 | 6 | | 2006 | 6 | 0 | 6 | | 2007 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2008 | 6 | 1 | 7 | | 2009 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2011 | 4 | 3 | 7 | | 2012 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2013 | 12 | 2 | 14 | | 2014 | 6 | 1 | 7 | | 2015 | 13 | 1 | 14 | | 2016 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | 2017 | 6 | 2 | 8 | | 2018 | 10 | 1 | 11 | | 2019 | 13 | 0 | 13 | | 2020 | 22 | 0 | 22 | | 2021 | 9 | 1 | 10 | | 2022 | 8 | 0 | 8 | | 2023 | 8 | 1 | 9 | | 2024 | 11 | 4 | 15 | | 2025 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Obesity, Morbid" by people in Profiles.
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Syed AS, Wikiel KJ, Cotton JL, Jones EL. Quality of bariatric surgery at Veterans Affairs versus community care hospitals. Surg Endosc. 2025 Nov; 39(11):7736-7740.
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Krishnan M, Anwar MY, Justice AE, Chittoor G, Chen HH, Roshani R, Scartozzi A, Dickerson RR, Smit RAJ, Preuss MH, Chami N, Hadad BS, Parra EJ, Cruz M, Hui Q, Wilson PWF, Sun YV, Zhang X, Linchangco GV, Kardia SLR, Faul JD, Weir DR, Bielak LF, Highland HM, Young KL, Qi B, Wang Y, Fornage M, Haiman C, Cheng I, Peters U, Kooperberg C, Buyske S, McCormick JB, Fisher-Hoch SP, Lona-Durazo F, Peralta J, Gomez-Zamudio J, Rich SS, Ferrier KR, Lange EM, Gignoux CR, Kenny EE, Wojcik GL, Cho K, Gaziano MJ, Djousse L, Liu S, Vaidya D, de Mutsert R, Josyula NS, Bauer CR, Zhao W, Walker RW, Smith JA, Lange LA, Meyer MC, Liu CT, Yanek LR, Lee M, Raffield LM, Loos RJF, Gordon-Larsen P, Below JE, North KE, Graff M. Genome-wide association study provides novel insight into the genetic architecture of severe obesity. PLoS Genet. 2025 Sep; 21(9):e1011842.
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Di Napoli M, Rouhi AD, Baimas-George M, Dumon K, Castle R, Kennealey P, Nydam T, Choudhury R. Sleeve gastrectomy versus dual GLP-1/GIP receptor agonist to improve access to kidney transplantation in patients with end-stage renal disease and obesity: A decision analysis. Am J Surg. 2025 Dec; 250:116475.
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Di Napoli M, Rouhi AD, Dumon KR, Castle R, Williams NN, Baimas-George M, Kennealey PT, Nydam TL, Choudhury RA. Sleeve gastrectomy versus GLP-1 agonist to improve kidney transplant access in end-stage renal disease patients with obesity: a decision analysis. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2025 08; 21(8):921-928.
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Bhatia U, Bond D, Ciesla JA, Gunstad J, Carroll I, Crosby R, Mitchell JE, Peat CM, Steffen K, Heinberg L. The relationship between physical activity, sedentary time, and cognitive function following bariatric surgery. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2025 07; 21(7):760-767.
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Joseph S, Rwigema JC, Anderson D, Ishi S, Crafts T, Kuchta K, Denham W, Linn J, Hedberg HM, Ujiki MB. Loop duodenal switch confers more complications with little gain of weight loss compared to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Surg Endosc. 2025 02; 39(2):1261-1268.
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Fleming MA, Jenkins TM, Inge TH, Fenchel M, Boles RE, Courcoulas A, Michalsky MP. Weight loss and health status 10 years after laparoscopic adjustable gastric band insertion in adolescents: a follow-up report from Teen-LABS. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2025 01; 21(1):33-40.
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Vidmar AP, Batt CE, Moore JM. Assessment and medical management of weight regain after adolescent metabolic and bariatric surgery: a narrative review. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2025 01; 21(1):24-32.
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Hammond JB, Tillotson M, Yoon Y, Meza Monge K, Esch EM, Madura JA, Pratap A, Winocour J, Mathes DW, Kaoutzanis C. Metabolic Bridge Therapy before Microvascular Breast Reconstruction in Morbidly Obese Patients: A Proof-of-Concept Risk Analysis. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2025 May 01; 155(5):753-760.
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Mathai SK, Garofalo DM, Myers QW, Heron CH, Clair VS, Bonner I, Dyas AR, Velopulos CG, Hazel K. Analyzing the Social Vulnerability Index With Metabolic Surgery. J Surg Res. 2024 Nov; 303:164-172.
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