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Overview

Isao Koshima is affiliated with Hiroshima University in Japan and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine with a focus on surgery and related subfields. Their work spans multiple aspects of lymphatic system diseases, reconstructive surgery, and vascular conditions, reflecting a broad and detailed engagement with clinical and surgical research.

Their recent notable publications include the following:

  • Microsurgery for management of primary and secondary lymphedema, 2020, Journal of Vascular Surgery Venous and Lymphatic Disorders
  • Muscle/musculocutaneous versus fasciocutaneous free flap reconstruction in the lower extremity: A systematic review and meta-analysis, 2022, Microsurgery
  • Our Definition of Propeller Flaps and Their Classification, 2020, Seminars in Plastic Surgery
  • Lymphovenous Anastomosis for Morbidly Obese Patients with Lymphedema, 2020, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open
  • Correlation between Lymphatic Surgery Outcome and Lymphatic Image-Staging or Clinical Severity in Patients with Lymphedema, 2022, Journal of Clinical Medicine

Koshima's frequent co-authors highlight a collaborative network that supports research continuity and interdisciplinary approaches. Regular collaborators include Hirofumi Imai, Shogo Nagamatsu, Shuhei Yoshida, Ayano Sasaki, and Solji Roh.

The scientist has published widely in several key venues known for disseminating research in reconstructive and vascular surgery as well as clinical medicine. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open
  • Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
  • Journal of Clinical Medicine
  • Journal of Vascular Surgery Venous and Lymphatic Disorders
  • Microsurgery

The main fields of study for Koshima focus on medicine with a strong emphasis on surgery. Subfields explored include:

  • Surgery
  • Oncology
  • Physiology
  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine
  • Epidemiology

The topics covered in their work provide insight into specific areas of research and clinical interest. These topics include:

  • Lymphatic System and Diseases
  • Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques
  • Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases
  • Vascular Malformations and Hemangiomas
  • Sympathectomy and Hyperhidrosis Treatments
  • Lymphatic Disorders and Treatments
  • Reconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques

Best Publications

  • Inferior epigastric artery skin flaps without rectus abdominis muscle.

    Isao Koshima;Shugo Soeda

  • Characterization of freshly isolated and cultured cells derived from the fatty and fluid portions of liposuction aspirates

    Kotaro Yoshimura;Tomokuni Shigeura;Daisuke Matsumoto;Takahiro Sato

  • Free anterolateral thigh flaps for reconstruction of head and neck defects.

    Isao Koshima;Hiroshi Fukuda;Hidekazu Yamamoto;Takahiko Moriguchi

  • Supermicrosurgical lymphaticovenular anastomosis for the treatment of lymphedema in the upper extremities

    Isao Koshima;Kiichi Inagawa;Katsuyuki Urushibara;Takahiko Moriguchi

  • The "Gent" consensus on perforator flap terminology: preliminary definitions.

    Phillip N. Blondeel;Koen H. I. Van Landuyt;Stan J. M. Monstrey;Moustapha Hamdi

  • Free combined composite flaps using the lateral circumflex femoral system for repair of massive defects of the head and neck regions: an introduction to the chimeric flap principle.

    Isao Koshima;Hidekazu Yamamoto;Masaru Hosoda;Takahiko Moriguchi

  • The gluteal perforator-based flap for repair of sacral pressure sores

    Isao Koshima;Takahiko Moriguchi;Shugo Soeda;Shinsaku Kawata

  • Characteristic Indocyanine Green Lymphography Findings in Lower Extremity Lymphedema: The Generation of a Novel Lymphedema Severity Staging System Using Dermal Backflow Patterns

    Takumi Yamamoto;Mitsunaga Narushima;Kentaro Doi;Azusa Oshima

  • The anterolateral thigh flap; variations in its vascular pedicle

    Isao Koshima;Hiroshi Fukuda;Ryuiti Utunomiya;Shugo Soeda

  • The earliest finding of indocyanine green lymphography in asymptomatic limbs of lower extremity lymphedema patients secondary to cancer treatment: the modified dermal backflow stage and concept of subclinical lymphedema.

    Takumi Yamamoto;Nana Matsuda;Kentaro Doi;Azusa Oshima

  • Indocyanine Green–Enhanced Lymphography for Upper Extremity Lymphedema: A Novel Severity Staging System Using Dermal Backflow Patterns

    Takumi Yamamoto;Nana Yamamoto;Kentaro Doi;Azusa Oshima

  • Superficial circumflex iliac artery perforator flap for reconstruction of limb defects.

    Isao Koshima;Yuzaburo Nanba;Tetsuya Tsutsui;Yoshio Takahashi

  • The "Tokyo" consensus on propeller flaps.

    Marco Pignatti;Marco Pignatti;Rei Ogawa;Geoffrey G. Hallock;Musa Mateev

  • Pathological steps of cancer-related lymphedema: histological changes in the collecting lymphatic vessels after lymphadenectomy.

    Makoto Mihara;Hisako Hara;Yohei Hayashi;Mitsunaga Narushima

  • Indocyanine green (ICG) lymphography is superior to lymphoscintigraphy for diagnostic imaging of early lymphedema of the upper limbs.

    Makoto Mihara;Hisako Hara;Jun Araki;Kazuki Kikuchi

  • Cartilage tissue engineering using human auricular chondrocytes embedded in different hydrogel materials

    Hisayo Yamaoka;Hirotaka Asato;Toru Ogasawara;Satoru Nishizawa

  • Intraoperative lymphography using indocyanine green dye for near-infrared fluorescence labeling in lymphedema.

    Fusa Ogata;Mitsunaga Narushima;Makoto Mihara;Ryuichi Azuma

  • Long-term follow-up after lymphaticovenular anastomosis for lymphedema in the leg.

    Isao Koshima;Yuzaburo Nanba;Tetsuya Tsutsui;Yoshio Takahashi

  • Free thin paraumbilical perforator-based flaps.

    Isao Koshima;Takahiko Moriguchi;Shugo Soeda;Hitoshi Tanaka

  • Novel lymphography using indocyanine green dye for near-infrared fluorescence labeling.

    Fusa Ogata;Ryuichi Azuma;Makoto Kikuchi;Isao Koshima

Frequent Co-Authors

David W. Chang
David W. Chang University of Chicago
Shigeo Ohta
Shigeo Ohta Juntendo University
Ung-il Chung
Ung-il Chung University of Tokyo
Ichiro Manabe
Ichiro Manabe Chiba University
Ryozo Nagai
Ryozo Nagai Jichi Medical University
Toshiro Fujita
Toshiro Fujita University of Tokyo
Masatoshi Makuuchi
Masatoshi Makuuchi University of Tokyo
Takafumi Kadono
Takafumi Kadono St. Marianna University School of Medicine
Simon Myers
Simon Myers Queen Mary University of London
Takao Someya
Takao Someya University of Tokyo

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