Table 1. Treatment modality in 86 esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients with malignant tracheoesophageal/bronchoesophageal fistula.
Treatment | No. of patients (%) |
Esophageal metallic stent | 30 (35%) |
Feeding gastrostomy/jejunostomy | 35 (41%) |
Best supportive care | 19 (22%) |
Surgery* | 2 (2%) |
Total | 86 (100%) |
fistula resection and repair in one patient and esophageal diversion in the other.