[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# R5 z2 G* a$ b" }5 l

/ Q& @: g( T2 q. j4 g/ L% a# ^rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de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; J  }0 |3 k, s

0 o0 c. f9 l/ f3 Z$ j　　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。, G0 G! K0 q" _$ G; R0 r1 S' }
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　　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。 0 I! z& @6 _% a8 l/ k! a
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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。人在德国 社区3 W4 _4 `- u6 u' f0 m
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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。人在德国 社区8 h( J' u& J& s5 y, G: X
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Veteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles 4 n# K, `* ^7 B: N
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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.. l- Y; u; J" H2 o4 h
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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.* Z: Q5 o. a/ O1 i# H$ {* S3 w4 j5 l

& U: b) i2 m! z9 ?/ ^& DBut 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.de3 a$ a7 C+ k3 r) [  D3 x

( I% J: o4 p6 ]# m0 y. @) O: AHoughton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation.8 B# O  m4 f7 {' B

9 f% T9 Z1 T8 g& v9 b* i# `; Srs238848.rs.hosteurope.deThe hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.