[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 ! m- X) ]) M1 K  k* r6 @

8 }, f; x6 R/ frs238848.rs.hosteurope.de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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/ x/ W( o# H3 q! @　　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。) r' E5 V; |: G' w+ \: A1 m" O) _
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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。* e; A+ n) \3 \. I; l0 G8 b; @

4 e9 F) a) o4 \; M- E( _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。
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6 \: i3 {* Z4 m: G( Z1 c人在德国 社区Veteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles
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8 B" p/ {- y- ~' {/ W! A, a8 oLOS 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./ I: m  v& _2 ?0 ?7 _

8 D0 k: T  k0 E: xBenjamin 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.# |3 C, I) z  {: p

+ d( z" [3 q. z5 u: g8 P) G; K) `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.. p9 R( f* `6 E8 T7 g( X8 @) j7 O

" s4 J* p* l1 ]# ~5 }3 d' Q  P* ^Houghton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation.6 L. @; Z$ e+ R+ W8 `# ?, w) X
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The hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.