4 }+ i7 t" i1 T% \5 v2 {. L+ q" R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。 ( G# q1 d8 R W$ h $ t: a: C* g' P 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。 . X2 T! V7 y/ N% c; W% [+ o( t7 o4 c) E9 I6 s1 g% w) ?
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。 " u+ \2 f! f' y2 v* t 3 r) Y& x0 d" ^% N" O3 v 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。2 t" _- M4 h: [
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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。& w' A8 P, K3 I. V" A
8 B8 F; R+ {/ |, i5 [1 y& W4 EVeteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles # C6 j% W2 T# d$ {! b) [ $ d) q9 K- e/ n& |3 `9 r# @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. 7 m d/ N. N/ u8 t+ d$ a: m* z6 y8 D1 a
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. 3 w" W% B6 @3 n( `, I4 V7 l/ L% x7 D$ b
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.( B) Q8 n- J2 P5 h7 F
1 o$ t+ V' _) q, kHoughton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation. 6 N- U9 B% h7 T# G& E8 L4 H# r$ K! f) w3 n" g. F( A+ W
The hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.
