[Joint occurrence of spinal anomalies and colonic diverticula]

We investigated the radiographs of 125 patients with respect to variations of intestines (diverticula, polyps, carcinomas) and simultaneous anomalies in vertebral column (fissure of vertebral arches, asymmetric growth of vertebral arches, deterioration of ribs, fusing of vertebrae). There is a significant correlation between diverticula of colon and anomalies in vertebral column, whereas we found no correlation between other variations of intestines (polyps, carcinomas) and anomalies in vertebral columns. It is according to the theory of syndrome anomalies if there is an embryogenesis relation between anomalies of intestines and vertebral column.