$ N7 ~/ K( Y5 a3 ?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。$ e8 f2 ]. F7 x' h5 Z# x0 W* T
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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。 : i. M% Y: h+ B, J' B ( c8 I+ k3 R+ r. W0 ?; x" v& C3 d6 Q1 I 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。 / A& h1 v. \9 t7 M" M( H. Z5 |! N0 c' [
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。 3 c& P) z9 P- l; ^ O% f# P& l+ }6 f ; ^( Z$ s% O _8 O& ^' ? 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。. |* [( A+ ^- A6 K' T% A
9 z$ X3 x; I1 F1 M) B- S% lVeteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles " `! g# }8 A4 S: k: O1 Y& v! e
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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. 4 V9 d1 U! R5 H1 b* r3 ] + j, B" f7 ?0 ~' t* r2 d5 Q& i LBenjamin 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.% t" P7 x4 c1 Z& `
2 p" I* a; ~9 N9 M8 Z# Y' `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.) P! p( R$ X: C' ~# z/ z
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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. 7 X( L$ k; c9 A# G & [* B" t% ?: J, Q, u$ D7 D. O/ SThe hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.
