" }$ {4 e3 W/ D! m+ u2 y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。/ G& E0 s% a! U2 s6 X
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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。 + ~, }9 r2 T2 `0 i' i1 |" u, o0 v) E; X$ Z) q, u8 V; a
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。 _- R" l( E W+ F. v, j8 m1 p$ A4 W5 z$ g' g$ [6 y
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。 7 {3 X9 f- y0 f/ x : o7 W! M2 r% s2 l6 M6 x 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。! R; C% z8 ?7 e! S+ I3 p# g
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Veteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles & ]6 ]1 T9 `% c U
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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. & v5 C" C3 d& b- X) N / } P- l) O9 ^$ lBenjamin 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.* j+ r1 M( T- @1 ~: N
$ m1 h4 |, l/ o; V( YBut 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. * H7 R4 M* d1 n2 M ; W8 y0 @+ n/ V) hHoughton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation. $ g, Z5 f- j$ X/ G- Q4 v) | X+ ]7 y6 ~9 n; T/ }7 N8 t, A
The hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.
