ELLA-CS' biodegradable stent helped the patient leave the hospital after 303 days of hospitalization and return to normal life. More than a year after the stent implantation, the patient is still free of breathing problems.

A biodegradable stent was successfully inserted into the airway of a 23-year-old patient, in Brazil.

At the age of 5, Igor swallowed a cleaning product by mistake and it cauterized his esophagus. The subsequent treatment was very drastic for the little boy. „I always had terrible pain after that. I could not eat or drink.“