Fig. 1From: Successful surgical treatment of traumatic sternal fracture with extensive mediastinal abscess and concomitant mitral valve endocarditis: a case reportContrast-enhanced computed tomography images 4 weeks after blunt chest trauma. a Sagittal image and b Axial image. The sternum was fractured and the mediastinal abscess can be seen anterior and posterior to the sternum (arrowheads) and extending to the left pectoralis muscles (arrows). Four weeks after traumatic accident Back to article page