[国际新闻] 美国军人医院老兵被错摘睾丸

美国军人医院再爆医疗事故丑闻 老兵被错摘睾丸 % H& b- \5 [) a! r3 ?

% I4 N5 J3 l( z3 ~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。人在德国 社区; G' O- ^, J  b8 V

: t1 e& ^2 o  I& A7 m  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。 & H! A# w- O9 H, }6 f8 y. N

6 i4 Y( e' s6 _  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。
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4 t$ x- H. `3 ^% \% W# m, D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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( {0 j3 }  Z$ E9 N8 K5 \& E5 S人在德国 社区Veteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles
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' S+ c" w) m, H5 d# V) `; FLOS 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.人在德国 社区$ m$ n9 w% }. w5 g* A

$ D0 Z& p5 h. D8 ~rs238848.rs.hosteurope.deBenjamin 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.
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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# Y9 _5 J. q+ J! k% b0 X
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Houghton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation.' b% D  A1 h& s- T, T1 R

9 h% X  s  F( o; V" A! f7 k3 T' j+ g" A人在德国 社区The hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.
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