From the operative report(term in question in parenthesis):

Patient had a gallbladder with a single gallstone present. Intraoperative cholangiography was normal. The gallbladder had some changes of chronic cholecystitis along its posterior wall and some small adhesions down at the infundibulum. Cholangiogram showed normal ductal anatomy, good flow into the duodenum. The distal common duct tapered rather abruptly but otherwise there appeared to be no abnormalities and this did not appear to be a stone blocking the duct. The duct was narrow without evidence of obstruction.

PROCEDURE TECHNIQUE:
The patient was taken to the operating room and placed supine on the operating table. After induction of general anesthesia and endotracheal intubation, the patient?s abdomen was prepped and draped in sterile fashion. A small transverse incision was made at the umbilicus and carried down through skin and subcutaneous fat. Linea alba was grasped with a Kocher clamp and two stay sutures (of the left bowel) were placed in the fascia on either side of midline. The linea alba was then divided, peritoneum was opened and the Hasson trocar was introduced into the abdominal cavity and secured with the stay sutures.

Well, this would be a suture material. Our hosp. uses PDS or Biosyn for this, occasionally Vicryl. The only thing I see in the the list in The Surgical Word Book that would go with your sound-alike is Ethibond, and that's a stretch.

HTH

Hi! Is there any site where I can see this report? Thanks