title: [Immunological detection of fecal occult blood-follow up study on patients with positive testing].
abstract: To evaluate its clinical utility in the early detection of colorectal diseases, we carried out the immunological fecal occult blood test in 922 patients and monitored the clinical course of the 87 patients in whom it was positive. Thirty-five (40.2%) of these patients underwent subsequent X-ray and colonoscopy, and colorectal cancer was detected in 8 (20%). Our findings confirm the clinical usefulness of this test.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Laboratory, Asahi Life Foundation, Tokyo.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Monma
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tukiyama
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Suehiro
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Maruoka
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Imataka
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okano
mesh_terms: D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007417:Intestinal Polyps / Q000175:diagnosis; D009780:Occult Blood