[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。csuchen.de- a) Q2 a) J" ?4 ^( X" I

3 G% u5 W: [9 v3 |　　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。csuchen.de% ~% K0 e8 W, |
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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。 csuchen.de6 d9 K" E1 M, P( j; B

6 l% ]# x! N9 r9 g% 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。* W8 k$ l0 t$ Y8 i* F

, S: {7 }* c( i# d/ t" B# N" U+ t　　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。4 C/ u5 G4 @4 x; s, O$ z

' P: `+ ~! B  N5 [# {5 [8 icsuchen.deVeteran 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.csuchen.de3 o& C- i/ G' O. C( I! `
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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.
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3 ?- f& ~5 b5 Z) wBut 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.
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9 w" y2 @8 T1 A3 X: FHoughton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation.  L* a" {# }& r) ?" \5 I- F6 N) `: m

6 p! z) S$ r4 K, Z0 W5 t5 K  O2 ?The hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.