Thoracic Interdural Aspergillus Abscess Causing Rapid Fatal Spondylitis in the Presence of Posterior Mediastinitis |
Kim, Joon-Seok
(Department of Neurosurgery, Hanyang University Medical Center)
Kim, Sung-Bum (Department of Neurosurgery, Hanyang University Medical Center) Yi, Hyeong-Joong (Department of Neurosurgery, Hanyang University Medical Center) Chung, Won-Sang (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hanyang University Medical Center) |
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