The surgical staple (1) projects from a long base portion (2) and an end on one end (2a) side of the base portion (2) in a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction of the base portion (2), An upper side surface on the upper side from which the insertion portion (3) of the base portion (2) protrudes is provided with a bottom portion (7a) and the bottom portion (7a). And a butt portion (7b) provided on the other end (2b) side and on the upper side and into which the outer side surface (5) of the substantially semicircular arc shaped insert portion (3) is butted, and a base portion (2) The insertion portion (3) has a shape that satisfies the following expression (1). X is the distance of the base portion (2) from the butt portion (7a) to one end (2a), and L is the outer side surface from the tip (3b) to the same height position as the butt portion (7b) (5) is the length. (1) X <;L外科用ステープル(1)は、長尺形状のベース部(2)と、該ベース部(2)の一端(2a)側の端部からベース部(2)の長手方向に交差する方向に突出し、略半円弧状に湾曲変形可能な挿入部(3)とを備え、ベース部(2)の挿入部(3)が突出する上側における上側側面が、底部(7a)と、該底部(7a)よりも他端(2b)側かつ上側に設けられ、略半円弧状の挿入部(3)の外側側面(5)が突き当てられる突き当て部(7b)とを有し、ベース部(2)および挿入部(3)が、下式(1)を満足する形状を有する。Xは、突き当て部(7a)から一端(2a)までのベース部(2)の距離であり、Lは、先端(3b)から突き当て部(7b)と同一の高さ位置までの外側側面(5)の長さである。(1) X < L