美国军人医院再爆医疗事故丑闻 老兵被错摘睾丸 # P+ n* H! N P! r& D. u" a7 a
) I+ D6 ]1 [% m3 v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。7 c+ i0 N; W4 p9 z F G0 `
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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。 & N4 H- V2 x. i0 L * u* o" i; s( t, r! A% |1 W4 |( T 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。 ( s; O) n+ Y( Q" \8 S& a/ ] . {8 w; \" p/ c: M( G 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。 1 G6 A P4 D+ A n3 r2 y" \1 y0 j; L2 s. R. [( G* |7 ^! v k7 W7 U
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。 1 L! @: _3 ]7 s! O* ]: p$ H( o% _0 u0 ~
Veteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles ( Q, W5 f A8 b' y- o ' O6 ^ p2 K2 z5 O; T& e/ E
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.0 d# v0 G" q8 J
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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.7 r' ^8 }2 F. N9 M+ f; i
* a W' @9 l8 s8 ?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.+ o5 d1 L8 w; L/ K& x
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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. # g$ u; w( T% \5 ] ! {3 ~. w1 E1 W- g$ \The hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.
