3 m$ M* O# p' z3 o7 E7 C. B) M/ C 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。$ N) I9 L. l: i7 l% B: H+ j4 z
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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。 - x+ z4 x$ m3 a; Q! O
" l, _8 Z) I5 V6 @ 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。 , {( B# u# K. c- X) A # W+ X6 D" ~1 L. H' J! P 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。 ' s$ t; h# y g3 E8 t. r3 t ) }! |, [! i5 h5 ^3 A) M UVeteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles * `$ X8 i; [0 V' c) S' m
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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.: G; S2 E" _% A7 k; v1 y: N
& m4 U; e6 X# T% TBenjamin 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. " v8 B: r# b. v. f+ p# F5 u$ u/ j9 j9 h3 W
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.9 U% I3 R) z: c# t5 L2 {6 }
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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.9 R. I& v( i7 v& c& @/ T- u) C
- n5 y! B! {! |: GThe hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.
