Basilar transverse fissure

Last revised by Mohamed Saber ◉ on 30 Nov 2023

Citation, DOI, disclosures and article data

Citation:

Alameer A, Saber M, Yu Y, et al. Basilar transverse fissure. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 30 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-178828

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-178828

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/178828?embed_domain=airvcc.com

rID:

178828

Article created:

14 Nov 2023, Aqeel Alameer

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Aqeel Alameer had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.

View Aqeel Alameer's current disclosures

Last revised:

30 Nov 2023, Mohamed Saber ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Mohamed Saber had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.

View Mohamed Saber's current disclosures

Revisions:

6 times, by 4 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Head & Neck

Sections:

Anatomy

Tags:

cases, case3, snippet

Synonyms:

Sauser’s fissure

The basilar transverse fissure, also known as Saucer's fissure, is a potential channel through the clivus in the basilar part of the occipital bone. It is considered a normal anatomical variant and should not be confused with clival clefts that can be seen with certain syndromes such CHARGE syndrome ²_.

Clinical importance

Clival clefts are important to identify for the purposes of neurosurgical interventions and may also play a part as a pathway for the dissemination of infection in children ^3,4.