[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 人在德国 社区- d$ S  ?# K5 h) d- ~. R* }( P/ b7 m
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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。
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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。) D) d" d1 c  l& v/ G: x

9 H, N+ {( @- u1 k. n* V: ?2 M  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。 $ \* l3 M7 f5 X' W  X/ ?: ]
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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。rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de; M! K! K. Q6 T0 h
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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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Veteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles
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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.0 K5 U. {5 x/ J7 t* M" N  ^' o
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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.5 }  _9 |- Y& n! u" O) s$ \. n0 ]

- C  }/ q% ^5 z$ a4 ~$ x" |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.rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de" }( p3 q" B! c# ^- L. c$ R2 {

! p: w: f: ~* ~  }& L9 UHoughton, 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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! x! [$ o8 h% R. TThe hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.
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