2017 Volume 53 Issue 2 Pages 272-276
Recently, vaccination has generally been performed for the prevention of rotavirus-induced gastroenteritis. Intussusception is a known side effect of this vaccine. We report a case of surgically treated intussusception after primal rotavirus vaccination. A 2-month-old boy was taken to his previous doctor because of vomiting and bloody stool, and was diagnosed as having intussusception on the basis of abdominal CT examination. Since the perforation occurred following noninvasive reduction procedures 41 h after the initial symptoms, he was referred to our hospital. We performed emergency laparotomy. Because damage to the intestine was very severe, we performed enterectomy and enterostomy. Initial vaccination for the rotavirus was performed four days before the onset of symptoms, but his family did not sufficiently understand the risk of intussusception after the rotavirus vaccination, and consultation was delayed. It is very important to provide adequate information to the family about the risk of intussusception after rotavirus vaccination in advance.
