) Z6 @; | o% T9 }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。 6 O" A1 A' A/ x& S# g - w# G0 o2 d" A 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。 6 F8 r: v. c+ w 9 x, ~( P9 N. O0 O& u% n- I 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。 3 R9 h9 R d% L. U5 m4 s1 m
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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。 ( R& l+ n, z" O8 D5 U7 p ! n" Z" L) d4 N' U, U: H# W \ 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。 7 h5 d1 [7 g4 ^' U/ d% f* Y* {5 |. w5 _' a
Veteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles $ ~- h c& N5 j+ H# V! w& t' o " c- w5 H2 x1 Z& P2 P+ ?9 vLOS 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." u3 C, _4 I; W6 ?) C
' c' R ~; d9 a% a5 B! v4 n) A; ^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.& o( ?+ @) S' E$ B% N7 d
) M% `# j4 J s5 `' cBut 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" |- A" m$ _# o6 j
: p h0 E1 G5 D+ aHoughton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation. / s! G0 t# C4 g9 f) _" y4 F: N9 j, x3 ]1 `/ Y U
The hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.
