Physiology and Pathologies Linked to Human Splenic Function : Direct and Ex-vivo Perfusion Explorations

Adult patients for whom a splenic intervention (spleno-pancreectomy, or a total or partial splenectomy) is planned as part of their care. One or more tubes of venous blood collected for the care will be recovered following the pre- or intra-operative assessment. Immediately following surgery, after careful examination by the pathologist in charge, the whole spleen or spleen fragments will be collected for further analysis. Whenever possible a catheter will be introduced in the splenic artery, the spleen will be flushed/rinsed with 0.1 - 2 L of cold perfusion medium then transferred to the laboratory for ex-vivo perfusion. Before and at the end of the ex-vivo perfusion, splenic blood and spleen fragments will be collected and processed for further analyses.