title: [The Bichat ball. The surgical value of oro-sinus communications].
abstract: Bichat's ball is a mass of adipose tissue used to fill communications between the buccal cavity and the sinus. The anatomy of the structure is presented. it has a body and 6 extensions. A surgical technique is proposed in comparison with previously described methods. At 6 weeks, there has been no recurrence of buccal-sinus communication in a series of approximately 300 cases operated over a period of 15 years.
authors.affiliation: Clinique de Stomatologie, chirurgie maxillo-faciale, C.H.U. Nantes.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Adam
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mercier
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Billet
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Huet
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000098:blood supply / Q000294:innervation / Q000637:transplantation*; D002610:Cheek / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000098:blood supply / Q000294:innervation; D006801:Humans; D009957:Oroantral Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous
vernacular_title: La boule de Bichat. Intérêt chirurgical dans les communications bucco-sinusiennes.