" ^; u8 h! N0 e4 O* i. d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。 . J1 o; X) |5 q- ^$ w' E( M! M: A, Q$ P& T |0 y* `2 K
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。 ! ]3 y2 {7 A9 a' o' x2 n9 n; b. Z" ?; ?1 n/ [
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。 8 l, [) R$ g) V6 r) s
7 o4 |( {: P5 i3 N 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。 % s" a7 z) U) j9 H$ ^7 g( a# ` % f, u5 X% i, U$ [! g 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。' M$ o- Q$ A/ N( G! f0 A! H
5 O$ z2 p* V9 I! j" m4 o9 h* }Veteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles " b# D4 l \0 x$ j' Y+ ^
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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. 1 `, v# l7 D J8 [ H$ H. {* E: `9 o, U$ p$ I2 Q; @' @3 T
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.* A% b8 v: t# {
: F6 r2 ]9 z# E% J6 `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. / I1 {1 ~4 v E7 a o . l* V$ ]% }- b5 L! mHoughton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation. 9 W* l/ H: e! O' g" |. _9 q! {3 |- D4 h6 v- U8 R
The hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.
