The Evaluation of Occult Blood Bead on Diagnoses of Upper Digestive Tract Diseases

Objective Evaluating the occult blood bead on diagnoses of upper digestive tract diseases. Methods 24712 normal persons were screened by occult blood bead.Subsequent fibergastroscopy was performed for definite diagnosis in persons with positive results(++),(+++). Results 2568 positive persons were examined by fibergastroscopy.2015 of them(75.8%) were diagnosed as upper digestive tract inflammation.108 of them (4.06%) were diagnosed as the cancer.Surplus (3.76%) were patients with peptic ulcer,polypus et al. Conclusion Qin's occult blood bead in valuable to screen upper digestive tract cancer in the high-risk group.Moreover,occult blood bead is a more useful diagnostic parameter for upper digestive tract inflammation.