- H5 r! t# O# F ^& 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。 1 I" v+ ~% U7 W$ x" a0 a , F: y) P( `7 K" p: g6 p 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。 . V0 n: m& d6 c7 B; I5 P7 W' ?/ ~
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 t/ `# W. v4 A$ x 2 C+ O/ E) b9 K; r+ r# [5 v6 U 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 I6 p) D* j0 W$ v& O$ F
~! m* _! a+ 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。2 }# \3 K1 J! b% [7 T
0 c- p" s+ j" ?% cVeteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles " n/ t. r2 F7 r$ \2 k % ]8 ?2 _4 ]" E. d0 lLOS 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. ! f/ s8 K) s- K) A3 K6 ?# A: I; {! Z1 v9 c8 _4 z' j7 u
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. & ]. g$ Z/ I0 g9 B6 D; ~2 W- {# ~ & c( b9 ]/ w$ A! T: ^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.2 j) c3 V3 e4 X. w6 i0 C
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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. 9 D) X1 }6 A7 Y+ m. r8 g/ Y # f8 U0 }5 Z' _5 a" ^The hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.
