[国际新闻] 美国军人医院老兵被错摘睾丸

美国军人医院再爆医疗事故丑闻 老兵被错摘睾丸 4 j' t* u4 ?- M5 k! x

# t/ O7 K, v+ p# v2 L: R3 irs238848.rs.hosteurope.de中新网洛杉矶4月5日电 近日,美国一名退役的老兵正式向联邦法院提起诉讼,指控一家老兵医院在手术中,错误地将其健康的睾丸摘除。
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7 t4 X! A8 t& Q$ z  本杰明-霍顿现年47岁,曾经在美国空军中服役。由于查出其左侧睾丸中有癌细胞扩散,在洛杉矶退伍军人医疗中心接受了左侧睾丸摘除手术。但是不幸的是,由于医生在手术中的疏忽,错将其健康的右侧睾丸切除。' Y. }& t0 D# P& ~/ f9 ^2 y

- \. w  B0 n9 e' L" h' D5 q人在德国 社区  本杰明-霍顿称,术后医生告诉他,“很不幸,我们错误地切除了您健康的睾丸。”当时,本杰明-霍顿还以为这是一个玩笑。当他知道真相后,完全惊呆了,“我问他们,那我应该怎么办?”医院的负责人已经正式向他表示了道歉。目前,本杰明-霍顿正在等待着切除左侧睾丸。
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+ O$ _* }8 {+ {4 J4 Q$ ^2 N  本杰明-霍顿及其妻子已经向联邦法院提起诉讼,要求洛杉矶退伍军人医疗中心赔偿其损失20万美元,他们还希望,此事能够得到老兵团体们的关注,以改善退伍军人的医疗状况。; t7 N# K* }9 ^6 E

3 B  _, F1 K, D) }* srs238848.rs.hosteurope.de  美国老兵医院近日以来丑闻不断,先后爆出了缺医少药及环境恶劣等丑闻。新闻被曝光后,引起了公众的震惊。 美国国会对此非常愤怒,并迫使五角大楼三名高级官员为此辞职。布什也曾亲自对老兵们表达了道歉。

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$ l  r" _- B* c: k2 B3 h' X人在德国 社区Veteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles / }( Y- w7 U( k0 o7 o
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LOS ANGELES A veterans hospital in Los Angeles is under fire after removing an Air Force Veteran's healthy testicle instead of a potentially cancerous one.人在德国 社区) ]/ b. z2 R% I3 D

3 t$ S  I& T& jBenjamin Houghton has filed a federal claim against the West Los Angeles V-A Medical Center. The 47-year-old veteran was to have had his left testicle removed June 14th because there was a chance it could harbor cancer cells. It also was atrophied and painful.
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1 n0 B( F( V+ f2 `But medical records and the legal claim say doctors removed Houghton's healthy right testicle. The claim seeks 200-thousand dollars for future care and unspecified damages. He still hasn't had the other testicle removed.
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Houghton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation.rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de( W" @7 ^# L* S- b6 _- w# Y5 c; Y

% `6 V! ~3 f+ j, ?; [The hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.
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