[国际新闻] 美国军人医院老兵被错摘睾丸

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美国军人医院再爆医疗事故丑闻 老兵被错摘睾丸
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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。
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: _1 a$ C+ [# W: D/ Z- @6 Q- g3 z* 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。% w" m& L6 I2 c

" i& M, f, S6 ~( C　　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。 rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de+ R  w8 O9 }9 v+ ^

6 Z5 |( ~- s. X% s: [rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de　　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。* @; e  c. M2 ^9 J, j  o4 p
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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。人在德国 社区! [0 h6 y5 ]4 I% {6 H) n
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Veteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles
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0 l& `& h0 i$ e9 c4 w8 Irs238848.rs.hosteurope.deLOS 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.1 K* M% b. |* E" }9 _! a. K- B

: E) n' |& K) _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.8 S2 k) t. d$ k) @8 W2 B) n3 Y4 A
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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.人在德国 社区. g! {# p+ l+ g! p+ E' Q

& a! A/ G" W9 P' x0 j' dHoughton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation.. R; ~6 f8 d2 V: K: r
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The hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.