Publications by authors named "Florence M Aslinia"

Article Synopsis
  • - A case study highlights the difficulty of inducing remission in patients with moderate to severe Crohn's disease who have not responded to previous biological treatments, like infliximab.
  • - Initial treatment adjustments, including adding methotrexate and switching to a different biological agent (ustekinumab), failed to control the inflammation.
  • - Successful remission was achieved by combining two different types of biologics (ustekinumab and adalimumab) with methotrexate, allowing the patient to remain in remission for 14 months, suggesting that this triple therapy approach could be an effective option for similar cases.
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Complete colonoscopy for cancer screening requires cecal intubation. Failure to reach and examine the cecum may result in missed right colon pathology. We developed and validated a novel classification scheme for the endoscopic appearance of the normal appendiceal orifice (AO).

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