美国军人医院再爆医疗事故丑闻 老兵被错摘睾丸 * q' i2 ^0 u. T) j) _0 X# w: `4 @8 d& w- m- \+ X
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。 x* T) E: k9 C2 e ; {& @+ g2 |2 p/ J& h 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。8 H8 L0 l' r9 ^5 u# b% d! g
! A- I5 O: j9 a: _2 E: i+ ~3 r 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 V8 S* G5 J; w$ j0 r' t1 w! v/ W
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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。 ; K* ^+ z4 K a2 }# G4 n# C, Y$ K3 a1 g+ M( z. y
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。7 z9 l- p3 ?. B) A- n
# f/ T( q+ x. {: X) ?7 vVeteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles 5 \' L$ L% x }4 r1 W7 [7 k' S6 f. r 8 I- k m* g- r
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. ) l( P& l# w7 n* {: a1 c0 [9 C& ^ 0 D" Q& q4 p+ {+ I N9 gBenjamin 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.1 U+ `! X H* L6 ~5 o) D8 K
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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 B1 g# o8 ^9 k7 ~; u9 _, `* v
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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.+ W4 W, d+ y( X( d& r
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The hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.
