[国际新闻] 美国军人医院老兵被错摘睾丸

美国军人医院再爆医疗事故丑闻 老兵被错摘睾丸 / _+ f9 Z1 d- b5 u) `8 K! D

# k# ~) [8 Y# E( N3 Q5 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。人在德国 社区" {& L" Z# ?; J0 S* D8 Y

% D* }) `/ P/ M  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。
/ Y: _# t1 e3 d; Q& ?1 S# }csuchen.de
; i: M9 Y3 b, D0 N* }/ C) ], m  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。 ) p: b6 M$ h3 K2 A. Q
' D. h) F1 e) u4 j9 o+ @" D$ U
  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。
1 s- V/ h3 F6 i) w; Y2 y
7 t2 u- [; U/ V  D' F* `  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。

  n. j7 Y' Z2 b* R- N  x人在德国 社区+ Q; D" j" b  _- P# @
Veteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles csuchen.de( f# F  ~7 S" @' ]  d
人在德国 社区8 F( ~2 |9 p2 h
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.
" y4 M. p" I* T9 Q$ V人在德国 社区
% f# Y; n1 n6 U, {; x7 m+ CBenjamin 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.
  f: {1 _3 e$ l3 C" B3 D; x( O8 r. l5 l1 ?2 _  G
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.8 s: W' c0 i/ T

9 }$ G. ~9 a$ d1 G4 kHoughton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation.
7 M" ~( c2 W9 l7 M& F3 k7 Scsuchen.de0 a+ o4 M& o+ Z+ ^! D
The hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.