[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 6 H6 j0 i0 o) g6 @, I

5 @+ F: j- F4 o5 ~6 b5 w- h; V人在德国 社区中新网洛杉矶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。4 @6 q5 [4 L  P- [

- P9 `# Z3 `- h' f　　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: U1 v  _+ D  Z

9 y9 s+ ]# w: U  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。
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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。
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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。* }5 L6 g$ r$ {3 H1 Y3 _
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Veteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles ' A# s6 f/ K0 Q9 c( G2 _1 n

8 S4 y/ i, x! `5 h9 F人在德国 社区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.$ K, i5 V$ L7 I9 Y6 u, D; N

% W" l( c0 g% n# H! G8 a0 ?, TBenjamin 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.+ O9 x! l3 d1 B" Z' ^9 e

; L% L! S* K: R, FBut 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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7 v) f' a, v$ @" V3 p* ?  N$ p. t, _) F+ tHoughton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation.人在德国 社区  k0 E4 t" X. _7 |9 v+ G. h! y, V: D
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The hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.