[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 人在德国 社区5 e  ?7 j8 D" G4 J; R- D( y

' T" ]) i, P9 x1 V* q9 P# l# {  a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。rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de/ D' A4 _  n' z/ j- Y! p6 H. b

  d, t# D$ F0 |3 P9 c　　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。" J( u8 a8 U2 _

8 K: @4 T0 A7 T# _+ P& Z! f) H　　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。 人在德国 社区# @" E7 F9 z, D
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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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8 X/ p2 G) {; Q　　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。- x' ^" x* P- ^, b$ j
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Veteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles
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- b; {! Y. z; ?' s3 `4 J* @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.; T1 {( r0 v6 [5 s7 F+ ~

; _5 I! z2 w5 X% X+ U( H) PBenjamin 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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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3 a6 V( c1 U8 ^! e# N; d

9 c& ~3 _' h' h/ c( s8 J2 Y2 z% f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.rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de- T# D: J" T8 ]' [: \" e2 Z' q- V

' d& A1 Z2 I, X4 E8 @2 C- B( v6 xThe hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.