% `5 }( p- r4 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。 * z8 o% F0 u1 ?* @3 _2 y+ J : N4 N6 C+ q7 F. d7 C 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。/ S9 R( N7 l% Q, \
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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。 6 K) a' V9 Y9 r: i1 g * k- w+ X: R$ Y6 O 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。4 }! r* `* ] F
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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。 ! p# [; a6 t8 h$ X/ J" p+ e1 J* s$ J& |! P & T5 K- V) C( l) v) [0 dVeteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles ' y0 }+ ^2 ]+ a5 n- {( N( y
2 w9 \& N. j) F# Z7 ]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. - t+ x' s% O- L" k0 e1 T 8 x7 ]% L. I x2 F$ E# W9 BBenjamin 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. 6 |. o% Q! C# Q6 y) c+ h9 G8 ?2 h I/ e" l" y1 z2 ~! T" |4 jBut 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. % Q! ^! q2 O1 p5 X* |7 D8 T, j- K: B
Houghton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation. 2 ? o6 x: @2 f$ @* A1 q5 J! R; w, Y. \
The hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.
