 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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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Obesity, Morbid" by people in Profiles.
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Mamidipalli A, Fowler KJ, Hamilton G, Wolfson T, Covarrubias Y, Tran C, Fazeli S, Wiens CN, McMillan A, Artz NS, Funk LM, Campos GM, Greenberg JA, Gamst A, Middleton MS, Schwimmer JB, Reeder SB, Sirlin CB. Prospective comparison of longitudinal change in hepatic proton density fat fraction (PDFF) estimated by magnitude-based MRI (MRI-M) and complex-based MRI (MRI-C). Eur Radiol. 2020 Sep; 30(9):5120-5129.
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Porter RM, Tindall A, Gaffka BJ, Kirk S, Santos M, Abraham-Pratt I, Gray J, Heckler D, Ward WL, Tucker JM, Sweeney B. A Review of Modifiable Risk Factors for Severe Obesity in Children Ages 5 and Under. Child Obes. 2018 10; 14(7):468-476.
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Christison AL, Vaidya S, Tinajero-Deck L, Hampl SE. Application of the Medical Neighborhood to Children with Severe Obesity. Child Obes. 2018 10; 14(7):461-467.
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Tester JM, Phan TT, Tucker JM, Leung CW, Dreyer Gillette ML, Sweeney BR, Kirk S, Tindall A, Olivo-Marston SE, Eneli IU. Characteristics of Children 2 to 5 Years of Age With Severe Obesity. Pediatrics. 2018 03; 141(3).
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Oyetunji TA, Franklin AL, Ortega G, Akolkar N, Qureshi FG, Abdullah F, Cornwell EE, Nwomeh BC, Fullum TM. Revisiting childhood obesity: persistent underutilization of surgical intervention? Am Surg. 2012 Jul; 78(7):788-93.
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Michalsky M, Kramer RE, Fullmer MA, Polfuss M, Porter R, Ward-Begnoche W, Getzoff EA, Dreyer M, Stolzman S, Reichard KW. Developing criteria for pediatric/adolescent bariatric surgery programs. Pediatrics. 2011 Sep; 128 Suppl 2:S65-70.
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Turner PL, Oyetunji TA, Gantt G, Chang DC, Cornwell EE, Fullum TM. Demographically associated variations in outcomes after bariatric surgery. Am J Surg. 2011 Apr; 201(4):475-80.
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St Peter SD, Craft RO, Tiede JL, Swain JM. Impact of advanced age on weight loss and health benefits after laparoscopic gastric bypass. Arch Surg. 2005 Feb; 140(2):165-8.
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