美国军人医院再爆医疗事故丑闻 老兵被错摘睾丸 ( D5 o- I* D; Y) `! F$ t
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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。, P8 p- q9 M. M6 F7 S
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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。, }! x) p5 Z6 {. ~
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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。 6 C7 G1 N; s( S3 |" i) A3 M
0 q# @" m0 W9 x 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。 ( _# r$ m$ [7 V( W8 | 3 B+ y" W* C9 N/ n/ \- _$ r 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。) w* I& _( A7 ^- I# _! `! ^$ x
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Veteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles ' G4 s5 d' [$ k& T+ K1 s ( R9 H7 C+ d+ q0 R! s7 lLOS 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. 4 B& a9 i- H4 u+ d* g) e; a( E' C8 M: f0 P" Q; h9 ]8 n3 a6 L
Benjamin 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. 3 D% W5 \/ x3 V( z3 E- x8 C( R' [) Y$ @! h
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.+ I3 Q7 W$ O v5 C
( u# k- b4 r! v! X5 nHoughton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation. 5 a7 J( g. R) r- x% m7 S5 ]6 |2 ?& U* D8 N% b9 N3 k6 T, N9 E& k: c
The hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.
