Bariatric Surgery

"Bariatric Surgery" 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.

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Surgical procedures aimed at affecting metabolism and producing major WEIGHT REDUCTION in patients with MORBID OBESITY.

Descriptor ID	D050110
MeSH Number(s)	E02.570.500.062 E04.062
Concept/Terms	Bariatric Surgery Bariatric Surgery Surgeries, Bariatric Surgery, Bariatric Metabolic Surgery Metabolic Surgeries Surgeries, Metabolic Surgery, Metabolic Bariatric Surgical Procedures Bariatric Surgical Procedure Procedure, Bariatric Surgical Procedures, Bariatric Surgical Surgical Procedure, Bariatric Surgical Procedures, Bariatric Bariatric Surgeries Stomach Stapling Stomach Stapling Stapling, Stomach

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Bariatric Surgery".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Therapeutics [E02]
Obesity Management [E02.570]
Bariatrics [E02.570.500]
Bariatric Surgery [E02.570.500.062]
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
Bariatric Surgery [E04.062]

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