"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 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2012 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2016 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 2017 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 2018 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2020 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2021 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 2022 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2024 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 2025 | 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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Longitudinal changes in positive airway pressure device use after metabolic surgery: a 3-year matched cohort study of National Claims Data. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2025 Jul; 21(7):742-751.
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Gastroesophageal Reflux and Gastrointestinal Symptoms After Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents: An 8-year Follow-up Analysis. J Pediatr Surg. 2025 Apr; 60(4):162215.
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Statin use trajectories postbariatric surgery: a matched cohort analysis. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2025 Feb; 21(2):152-157.
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Nulliparous with Class III Obesity at Term: Labor Induction or Cesarean Delivery without Labor. Am J Perinatol. 2025 Mar; 42(4):520-525.
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Outcomes of same-day discharge in bariatric surgery. Surg Endosc. 2024 Sep; 38(9):5122-5129.
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Thirty day outcomes for laparoscopic versus robotic sleeve gastrectomy: Does the stapler matter? Am J Surg. 2024 Nov; 237:115801.
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Impact of Sugammadex Versus Neostigmine Reversal on Postoperative Recovery Time in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea Undergoing Bariatric Surgery: A Double-Blind, Randomized Controlled Trial. Anesth Analg. 2025 Mar 01; 140(3):568-576.
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Gastric bypass revisional surgery: percentage total body weight loss differences among three different techniques. Langenbecks Arch Surg. 2024 May 04; 409(1):151.
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Changes in plasma concentrations of per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances after bariatric surgery in adolescents from the Teen-Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery (Teen-LABS) study. Sci Total Environ. 2024 Jun 20; 930:172840.
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Circulating microRNA expression and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in adolescents with severe obesity. World J Gastroenterol. 2024 Jan 28; 30(4):332-345.