[国际新闻] 美国军人医院老兵被错摘睾丸

日月光

美国军人医院再爆医疗事故丑闻 老兵被错摘睾丸
1 ^7 n+ ]! I0 z! A- ~  C6 h
* }; P5 G# b% \0 ~' ]" y  c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。+ V# V# U, W! Y$ E  r
' y3 S: h& b2 i* r# q% ]6 R
　　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。人在德国 社区3 n3 R9 W* w5 R  c

" o9 d. P) ~- i4 a　　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。 ( C5 X# i& |' }5 ^
6 X2 w$ t% y2 z+ R# P
　　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。
: i3 P5 M% f, L& R% E  F; N' F1 U# e5 c
　　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, [; F, n( j9 @% x$ n! m  i! T

% Y% i) v5 T! C2 C; w7 g, h+ b* wVeteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles ; \" a& V5 E/ L9 P. X* Y

& E' }5 G' ~2 P7 @/ }* W. \LOS 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.
5 l% i4 p! a8 ~; mrs238848.rs.hosteurope.de6 v! |- K+ a6 r9 k6 b8 W7 C
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.& `- j1 v* C: y6 r  ]
rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de1 j5 \% ~$ v5 c  P' P! X- V6 I
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.  q4 g: S, f( i: W5 s0 D4 ^7 L
3 L( b  g# Q/ w7 U- E& x
Houghton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation.- m1 Q* I' a# ^  ~5 Q  b2 v

/ a1 H; [; D) W, k5 GThe hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.