[Experiments with splenohepatoplasty in the rat]

The physiopathological premises for various methods of hepatic revascularisation are described and results wiht splenohepatoplasty in 40 rats are presented. This operation involves insertion of the upper pole of decapsulated spleen in the left hepatic lobe to create a new parenchymal supply and regenerate the liver cell. The clinical, functional and anatomopathological data are discussed. The experimental value of the procedure is asserted, though it is felt that no sure demonstration can be given of the establishment of newly formed vascular connections between the two organs.