[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 8 [" E1 ^, D% M& b5 ]- J4 g. R, J
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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。1 h, s" z  M5 E% ]- Q) o; {

( E3 `. |( b( O4 T# h) B9 [　　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。
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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。
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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。- i! t( I/ s$ q. W* w! \: N0 n

, o9 i" V- N' E  ?1 K! ~- O4 S/ ]人在德国 社区　　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- V4 }) v& h# x, \" z' ~- T5 \  F* O

8 M/ H* u' _+ L( s8 L人在德国 社区Veteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de1 n& V2 w! J: s9 @2 C$ p1 n

. C; P3 h" X& q3 D3 L% F5 Drs238848.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.( m0 {  K, {% N9 r" K

- e( g+ m# {) _4 J; h/ K: @0 mBenjamin 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., C$ P% N8 o! r3 X6 Y6 P" I

# O: A3 A* U' p: `8 ^人在德国 社区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.
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& T$ b, E6 F9 y$ J. l- ?: N: |Houghton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation.% s! V( {( ]2 c0 p# K7 ~9 `

. B1 @. q0 w* m9 h; E1 [The hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.