! A, R% |" l3 q' J; u# {5 o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。 * E' f$ d ~1 o+ T, n) E+ d$ P5 N2 v* i
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。! {$ l$ ]; y& N% U t& A8 k- k
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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。 / Y5 m9 @; e \4 e Z3 e/ F5 z1 I5 \" r7 @
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。4 r7 f" M# S H+ K* L6 x
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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。 ; f- b. ]# ?- U( p& ~ 3 ~- g7 k( ]# FVeteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles 1 i3 }- I% f; B L
, u7 s* x, E3 I7 [4 jLOS 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. [1 @" I# z: W% R- U
$ N" ~9 w, }2 j! H4 IBenjamin 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.% _2 Y" _8 n+ L6 u: f2 h. j
, Q5 ~! h, d! Z* r# e6 lBut 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., D2 x: j+ |* q3 p3 }* w4 u' y
1 a4 I1 C7 V9 t3 z9 L) QHoughton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation. 0 `1 \+ B D( X: B5 g3 Q* z, B0 }: ^. V, E' @5 q% t
The hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.
