[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 人在德国 社区1 M' |, N6 J: A$ X( [9 y

( W$ L7 A2 Q$ ]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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$ k+ p) N9 d9 @: r& ]+ z　　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。: s; S$ l) P9 G  d

+ [$ _* @+ z6 P5 V" `　　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。 # K! K5 `* J2 n4 h

" I: l# z) e, d0 b9 j7 y* V- ~7 c人在德国 社区　　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。3 v8 f2 c: i- v* f7 m7 j
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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。2 w# A: T7 D% B( Y
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Veteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles 人在德国 社区$ }7 z6 T4 `+ i& N; i

) [3 b: l( v4 V1 b, uLOS 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.8 M1 @9 K1 a1 k( {* k
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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.* }; `$ ~5 n# A2 I% e% h. Z
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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.
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2 [* y( Q& c& g# V( @$ ^Houghton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation.' m" G1 S( v' y+ a! t
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The hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.