[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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( ^6 S% R$ X* B" y0 Q' |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$ p# L9 }' j# y7 ?6 u" ^

% M# e3 t- P7 |: I3 N　　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: J) g, v, F: k2 O$ t2 a+ b

. C7 d+ Q+ {5 e" t" i人在德国 社区　　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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　　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。$ h, r- Z/ P0 d
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Veteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles 人在德国 社区- J6 O. f+ Q, E' A$ J

7 {/ E) s* U& j" ]% DLOS 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.de" h) t4 q5 R5 L
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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.2 l2 i2 }/ W: `8 @

5 Z2 u0 P, ~# Y' H- E9 A, Q" @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.csuchen.de% t6 X" [' b' O! U, I

2 q5 g, O1 l  |& k, {# pHoughton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation.7 V2 ~, |# [, M- o; P+ N6 U

* X- `5 L. M: `0 YThe hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.