Obesity, Morbid

"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.

MeSH information

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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
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
Concept/Terms	Obesity, Morbid Obesity, Morbid Morbid Obesities Obesities, Morbid Obesity, Severe Obesities, Severe Severe Obesities Severe Obesity Morbid Obesity

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Obesity, Morbid".

Diseases [C]
Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases [C18]
Nutrition Disorders [C18.654]
Overnutrition [C18.654.726]
Obesity [C18.654.726.500]
Obesity, Morbid [C18.654.726.500.700]
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
Signs and Symptoms [C23.888]
Body Weight [C23.888.144]
Overweight [C23.888.144.699]
Obesity [C23.888.144.699.500]
Obesity, Morbid [C23.888.144.699.500.500]
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Diagnosis [E01]
Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
Physical Examination [E01.370.600]
Body Constitution [E01.370.600.115]
Body Weights and Measures [E01.370.600.115.100]
Body Size [E01.370.600.115.100.160]
Body Weight [E01.370.600.115.100.160.120]
Overweight [E01.370.600.115.100.160.120.699]
Obesity [E01.370.600.115.100.160.120.699.500]
Obesity, Morbid [E01.370.600.115.100.160.120.699.500.500]
Biological Sciences [G]
Physiological Phenomena [G07]
Body Constitution [G07.100]
Body Weights and Measures [G07.100.100]
Body Size [G07.100.100.160]
Body Weight [G07.100.100.160.120]
Overweight [G07.100.100.160.120.699]
Obesity [G07.100.100.160.120.699.500]
Obesity, Morbid [G07.100.100.160.120.699.500.500]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Obesity, Morbid".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Obesity, Morbid".

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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.

Bar chart showing 222 publications over 28 distinct years, with a maximum of 21 publications in 2008

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	1	1
1997	2	0	2
1999	0	1	1
2000	1	0	1
2002	2	0	2
2003	3	1	4
2004	9	1	10
2005	9	4	13
2006	12	1	13
2007	11	4	15
2008	16	5	21
2009	6	1	7
2010	8	1	9
2011	8	2	10
2012	7	1	8
2013	7	0	7
2014	6	0	6
2015	6	2	8
2016	9	0	9
2017	4	3	7
2018	13	1	14
2019	5	1	6
2020	13	0	13
2021	10	0	10
2022	7	0	7
2023	11	0	11
2024	4	1	5
2025	2	0	2

Below are the most recent publications written about "Obesity, Morbid" by people in Profiles.

Wunker C, Kumar S, Hallowell P, Collings A, Loss L, Bansal V, Kushner B, Zoumpou T, Kindel TL, Overby DW, Chang J, Ayloo S, Sabour AF, Ghanem OM, Aleassa E, Reid A, Rodriguez N, Haskins IN, Hilton LR, Slater BJ, Palazzo F. Bariatric surgery and relevant comorbidities: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Surg Endosc. 2025 03; 39(3):1419-1448.

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Plath L, Vannijvel M, Okkema S, Deleus E, Lloyd A, Lo Menzo E, Tadros G, Raguz I, San Martin A, Kraljevic M, Mantziari S, Frey S, Gensthaler L, Sammalkorpi H, Garc?a Galocha JL, Sujathan V, Zapata A, Tatarian T, Wiggins T, Bardisi ES, Goreux JP, Seki Y, Kasama K, Himpens J, Hollyman M, Welbourn R, Aggarwal R, Beekley A, Sepulveda M, Torres A, Juuti A, Salminen P, Prager G, Iannelli A, Suter M, Peterli R, Boza C, Rosenthal R, Higa K, Lannoo M, Hazebroek E, Pring C, Hawkins W, Slater G, Dillemans B, Bueter M, Gero D. Reversal of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: A Multi-Centric Analysis of Indications, Techniques, and Surgical Outcomes. Obes Surg. 2025 Feb; 35(2):471-480.

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Kumar SS, Wunker C, Collings A, Bansal V, Zoumpou T, Chang J, Rodriguez N, Sabour A, Hilton LR, Ghanem OM, Kushner BS, Loss LJ, Aleassa EM, Haskins IN, Ayloo S, Reid A, Overby DW, Hallowell P, Kindel TL, Slater BJ, Palazzo F. SAGES guidelines for the management of comorbidities relevant to metabolic and bariatric surgery. Surg Endosc. 2025 01; 39(1):1-10.

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Fall F, Pace D, Brothers J, Jaszczyszyn D, Gong J, Purohit M, Sadacharam K, Lang RS, Berman L, Lin C, Reichard K. Utilization of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocol in pediatric laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: a quality improvement project. Pediatr Surg Int. 2024 Nov 07; 40(1):297.

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Mushtaq B, Galantini G, Ottaway J, Perrotti G, Myers R, Taylor N, McDonnough J, Walker J, Medrano G, Chipman C, Noonan KM, Antanavicius G. Impact of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors on weight loss after vertical sleeve gastrectomy. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2025 04; 21(4):418-422.

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Karasko D. A systematic review and meta-analysis combining adolescent and adult data to evaluate weight loss and the effect of age following the laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. Obes Rev. 2024 Sep; 25(9):e13770.

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Bolaji O, Oriaifo O, Adabale O, Dilibe A, Wilkinson CC, Graham S, Oluya M. Emergent Management of Gastric Outlet Obstruction Post-Intragastric Balloon: A?Case Report Highlighting the Importance of?Preoperative Assessments and Postoperative Monitoring in Obesity Management. Am J Case Rep. 2024 Feb 03; 25:e942938.

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Bharani T, Tavakkoli A, Tsai T, Spector D, Tatarian T, Robinson M, Sheu EG. National trends in utilization and safety of gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy and conversion surgery in patients with GERD. Surg Endosc. 2024 03; 38(3):1249-1256.

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Seagle M, Li W, Perumpillichira J, Pawa R. Enteroscopy-Assisted EUS-Guided Trans-gastric Intervention After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery. Obes Surg. 2024 Jan; 34(1):291-292.

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Walter N, Szymski D, Kurtz SM, Alt V, Lowenberg DW, Lau EC, Rupp M. What Are the Mortality, Infection, and Nonunion Rates After Periprosthetic Femoral Fractures in the United States? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2024 Mar 01; 482(3):471-483.

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