[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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* ]" ?8 L9 O) K* b/ Ecsuchen.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。csuchen.de9 C, w2 V& i# A/ ~/ v9 d5 \, T
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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。" P- R3 D: }0 L7 y( v
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　　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。 3 P2 Y+ B# A7 U( S

6 g  G1 _7 W6 k$ G/ `! K　　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。5 H) [5 F1 H; ~" d* N. b; k

! k& U8 S$ {+ ]csuchen.de　　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。& {) q/ ~$ I- Y

8 h- p0 Y% z0 U3 j人在德国 社区Veteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles
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7 V, _5 t$ T$ @人在德国 社区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./ w5 s; u! ~: L0 n  O' m1 ?7 u' J
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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.# ~+ v% ^9 O1 p

+ u( K8 z6 A' x( u6 F+ d人在德国 社区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.
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; G, K0 g) f5 u* O. H! \0 U  CHoughton, 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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. z5 U/ b# Q2 j* _8 }3 hcsuchen.deThe hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.