[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 3 b7 l# N" i6 u; W$ D6 t( j
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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。( y! n& D% h, U

2 {* S4 L/ S# j, T　　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。rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de2 D* F  F5 T; U

- ]8 n1 [  X) R. e　　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。 5 b$ t+ T7 }% B6 C

5 r7 I9 Y6 ^. I! [' D1 n1 |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。- v% \; o" d8 M; ?2 l

5 @: J" f1 Y7 z2 P8 ~! r3 V0 z　　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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* T! Z( |1 H3 M, fVeteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles
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9 p% P7 Y5 |$ U" r+ uLOS 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.
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! ?' {! d/ w% a3 L$ A6 qBenjamin 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 e% _+ g& V6 }/ t0 ~0 R
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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* f3 ]# _- D  }
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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.rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de0 ?9 U+ W; K. ?% y  p6 ^
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The hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.