4 n4 Y: i G: A9 p% N0 n" z/ t5 Q# M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。 ) u: z, Z9 D# ~' I* P & o. l* d7 S- p6 g% ^; n9 L, } 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。' J" j0 G8 d+ t3 E& l1 w* @ J+ C
4 A5 Z+ q" F- f% x8 r5 g 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。 ' G n3 q2 n2 Y ! k1 M- M; V4 s6 G3 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。 + c- T# ?4 B6 f+ z2 I/ Y* o) H. b+ B6 Z1 U( }& A6 Y
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。 2 h. D1 j) b4 L0 ^! u5 [) F2 t t
Veteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles . J+ C; w; l0 Q% \" V 5 _" e8 o0 S6 d2 `
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. 9 Y8 s2 d5 J @; q " b/ \$ }4 H- j# M/ {2 x8 rBenjamin 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., ]' P6 P! m9 R* b+ k
4 _7 m% _% G5 l) x P' T7 eBut 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.8 ]: S1 v2 Q2 t3 t( u" r/ U; 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. 6 R) a, o2 B) W8 d 6 h; o- t8 v- F9 r4 e) @5 I5 @The hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.
