Introduction: Thoracic wounds by of zebus horns are rare accidents that occur most often in rural areas. They are characterized by their high sepsis. The objective of this work was to present a clinical case relating to a penetrating wound of the thorax by zebu horns. Observation: It was a 50-year-old patient with no particular pathological history who consulted the emergency room for chest pain, a wound in the chest following a trauma to the chest by zebus horns. On admission the vital parameters were within normal limits. There was a wound of about 2cm at the level of the 7th left intercostal space 2cm outside the nipple line, about 4cm deep, with irregular edges with slight subcutaneous emphysema, the right hemithorax was unremarkable; the abdomen was soft and painless, the examination extended to other organs and systems was normal. A chest X-ray showed a left hemo-pneumothorax. He had emergent surgery consisting of an abundant washing of the wound, a thoracic drainage and closure of the wound. The postoperative course was simple. Conclusion: penetrating wounds of the chest are frequent and serious lesions, zebu horns wounds represent a rare clinical entity found in particular conditions. The care is multidisciplinary, and it begins at the place of the accident. Thoracic drainage, the basic gesture of thoracic surgery, stabilizes most of the victims of this accident. The failure of the drainage must lead to a reassessment of the therapeutic attitude in order to rectify the initial diagnosis and prevent sequellar lesions.
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Bangoura Mohamed Saliou, Kondano Saa Yawo, Diallo Mamadou Saliou, Yattara Abdoulaye, Soumaoro Labile Togba, et al. (2023). Penetrating Wound of the Thorax by Zebu Horns: Report of an Observation. Journal of Surgery, 11(3), 70-72. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.js.20231103.12
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