Long-term prospective evaluation of intestinal anastomosis using stainless steel staples in 14 dogs.This prospective clinical study evaluated the use, complications, and clinical and ultrasonographic follow-ups of end-to-end intestinal anastomoses with skin staples in naturally occurring diseases in canine small and large intestines. 
stainless steel staples
Long-term prospective evaluation of intestinal anastomosis using stainless steel staples in 14 dogs.This prospective clinical study evaluated the use, complications, and clinical and ultrasonographic follow-ups of end-to-end intestinal anastomoses with skin staples in naturally occurring diseases in canine small and large intestines. 
skin staples