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Sealants	An agent that protects against access from the outside or leakage from the inside
Short term	Normally intended for continuous use for not more than 30 days
Shunt	Bypass; operation used to relieve portal hypertension
SICU	Surgical Intensive Care Unit; provides intensive care required immediately after surgery
Snare	An instrument containing a closable wire loop
Stent	A metal mesh or hollow tube placed through a stricture for the purpose of relieving obstruction
Surgically invasive device	An invasive device which penetrates inside the body through the surface of the body, with the aid or in the context of a surgical operation
Sutures	The loops of material used to secure apposition of the edges of a surgical or accidental wound

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