美国军人医院再爆医疗事故丑闻 老兵被错摘睾丸 6 G K2 C2 d' D2 e; u
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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。 $ |, A$ x- K* H& A6 t ! f: }* n$ P9 g! V! Q 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。 5 R# P* @* W8 K1 U6 t5 X6 y) Z% y3 @+ J' W
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。 4 V+ d8 K* j( m6 \$ q2 [* I1 ?. N$ I( s( q# w- I6 t8 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。! J$ t' h4 Z5 J2 |
1 O; u( P m4 w6 K 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。. ]9 Q8 D; M4 U$ s
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Veteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles ( H; h. C4 u7 o! ~3 [ - M5 d4 r: i7 E5 w- t/ k+ F
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% e( ~ L. @6 ] 9 J. d2 Q+ S& |/ ~: d% l( EBenjamin 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.4 [# F8 ` o4 |- a S
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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.0 c' `1 N+ f0 a0 r1 n8 B
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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.- N( `% ^6 ?( J5 O
+ K. H) t0 I! p# I" x6 z, e; jThe hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.
