, U& d+ @5 ~# E- B4 d: c; z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。 7 a- t% D) _8 _6 o7 ?; k 3 V+ w4 V/ e3 A! S9 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。. I5 ]& E' Q4 ~; z# t! E0 o E
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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。 1 F" v6 D+ G9 T# d- n0 G; g4 a) b g, @9 \6 r1 `8 L
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。& x. ^4 r. ?3 [: z6 a# {
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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。6 Y" p) t6 l% j, T; d* F, g
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Veteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles % W" _; J1 G- V: K 0 p2 f( H, |" q9 i0 }8 \; zLOS 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. 9 {3 T* Y4 a5 _4 w8 } / u( ]0 s0 e( zBenjamin 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.+ V9 j3 Q: b, s6 J& }( e
9 n" ?( y+ ~* jBut 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. / E0 \$ E" U3 S' o ; c. {. E4 J5 u0 N8 U5 o" LHoughton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation.+ S2 O5 T) B( M# M6 s) o* ?
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The hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.
