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标题: [国际新闻] 美国军人医院老兵被错摘睾丸 [打印本页]

作者: 日月光 时间: 2007-4-5 10:31 标题: 美国军人医院老兵被错摘睾丸

美国军人医院再爆医疗事故丑闻老兵被错摘睾丸 : u, w- V: H* W% 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。
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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。+ m0 v% g8 }  H# d
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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。 0 r+ X% M5 L" e/ ~

　　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。
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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。

Veteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles 4 h) p( V0 N' t. c" q/ a
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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., L8 S! b+ I7 B  f  D
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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 V7 P# @7 F9 x
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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.- [) p1 @$ K& k1 f- J

Houghton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation.( c% `3 H! O8 N# o- D' v8 d9 h8 q
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The hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.

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