美国军人医院再爆医疗事故丑闻 老兵被错摘睾丸 + L, S: ]3 a8 W, H. Z1 E
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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。$ q7 ^: c8 P3 }( e
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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。+ {; M" X3 o0 n6 l. N6 B% O
! z: X" W' m4 w3 x; m1 p 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。 4 L/ V' S3 y/ E+ |3 r; M. f
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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。0 ~$ X0 u0 J+ ?6 Y2 `6 ]
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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。 0 o/ _ v5 H: ^8 x, Q& x' u1 B4 X 3 }9 [, B5 \, W. v! ^) nVeteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles 2 j9 A* q, M$ A! t Y. [" R' t1 g' x0 a3 X% v D; T
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. 2 h; Q- U/ X2 n- Z ! A* g4 k' D8 L+ T' f5 rBenjamin 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.% S8 R# x4 p: G4 E! Z1 [
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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. 0 o+ ^& R% l" _6 ^$ n I$ u2 C& ` 1 M: N, ~; }( g/ C2 rHoughton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation. ' n2 d2 c3 O# l3 t5 J) k) ^# K$ ?* q2 d& n8 C3 V# J8 u
The hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.
