[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
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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* k$ ~. O6 `- m. g5 b1 u. n9 @
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  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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) y4 S% I. Q& Y) F9 x1 Q3 u3 Q  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。 " I9 E7 n  ^* S8 x) [" ]' E

  i6 x& i8 {( o1 D5 S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。) ~. A6 u/ f! F+ T2 o- e% Q1 V2 u
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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。
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* F( I; m9 w  R+ d4 d  H人在德国 社区Veteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles " U/ f! ~$ k/ N! O* t, p) T' y

- R* y4 Q2 f; ]( M5 pLOS 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.' U$ U' \" ~7 ]" \. {; S) Y

( ^( q- ~4 P9 I* M$ ~+ kBenjamin 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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5 a, ?, }7 o' v. p: d2 W3 Zrs238848.rs.hosteurope.deBut 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.4 h3 A$ h# X+ |3 J" A0 X

; z' T. y: d/ x8 N人在德国 社区Houghton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation.
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: M  B. E4 L# S8 P* l. YThe hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.
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