[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
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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。人在德国 社区+ M- O2 A! |" N5 Q9 D" z

  a0 Q# Q; {: u$ ?/ `  I2 k  o　　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.de# W+ C% T1 f2 ~7 {8 v4 W+ J% L4 I! g
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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。
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' @8 _" w3 l1 \3 C/ G- K2 V% X　　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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　　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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+ ~1 a( O2 ~5 b0 ~( O- @  }0 L; y6 dVeteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles
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- M2 p8 k# u) u. l( j( jLOS 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.' K( J( J# G: x- E& o

9 X% p- s9 ]4 I/ {rs238848.rs.hosteurope.deBenjamin 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.rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de0 T1 s$ c9 B: [; T# p* c

( [! g) l& F4 Q5 gBut 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.de9 ~! S( x) M- R5 A. q

4 I* H+ L+ i9 u, vHoughton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation.- D. H8 b' F% X/ k
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The hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.