[Autotransplantation of the spleen. Experimental study in rats. Histology and anti-infectious role of infected splenic tissue].

Experimental study on splenic autotransplantation into the retroperitoneum and an epiploic pouch in the rat. Histologic examination of the splenic transplants was performed 5, 8, 14 days, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 12 weeks and 7 months after operation. Study of the immunologic efficiency of the transplant after intravenous injection of the bacteria Pneumococcus and Staphylococcus aureus.