Supplementary Material for: Bronchoesophageal Fistula Following Radiotherapy Case Report

Bronchoesophageal fistulas (BOF) have predominantly been found to result in a decreased quality of life and an increased rate of mortality, particularly due to their severe complications and difficult treatment. This report discusses the case of a 71-year-old female who presented with shortness of breath and a continuous cough secondary to a fistula between the oesophagus and right bronchus on the background of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). This patient has been seen by oncologists in the treatment of her lung cancer after right middle and lower lobe lobotomies, which was then treated with radiotherapy. On admission, a computer tomography (CT) scan revealed that the patient had a BOF due to therapeutic radiotherapy for SCC. She underwent intervention from the Gastrointestinal and Respiratory Physicians to treat the BOF. Oesophageal stent placement was performed for treatment; however the BOF remained patent so a bronchial stent was considered for insertion. While the patient was awaiting the bronchial stent, they died.