[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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" i- ^- ~5 b5 ]; k/ _5 |  Ncsuchen.de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。5 M3 n+ U$ H0 l2 ~  `8 \

) m9 O- V  z& ^: z4 {　　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。
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9 W2 A) y+ W4 B' S7 |csuchen.de　　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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9 @1 g8 n9 P! z8 ?1 I; H" ocsuchen.de　　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。人在德国 社区9 M" q0 `) G( [: b4 N' M  \

2 F7 X* q$ t( ]0 m- z　　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。* t" [& d) B# [/ q* s0 t$ `. |

/ _/ x; T- ?% ]# C) U# A0 C) QVeteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles
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, ]/ u2 c, J( i. 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.de6 \0 G0 \8 E- J0 d6 \5 s

; R2 u7 Z; |2 m4 M+ 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.人在德国 社区+ y( A4 \( r4 j/ Z; C, w
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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.5 s: L- F& N6 z" P" V1 N1 w1 Z, z
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Houghton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation.
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- J- {# Y! C) i" r3 e+ K$ ycsuchen.deThe hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.