1 X8 O l4 p9 o1 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。 ; e2 R2 J+ }4 n7 @/ C # z; x8 _7 Y6 L+ B 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。 + T8 @8 ^! E/ V7 r, q& c1 N) ~( J' _7 v) Y" I( k
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。 8 H4 P7 w: U0 Y3 O' E2 | O
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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。 ) n6 U- z6 A3 t/ K: G5 g) N3 f& \* 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。 1 [, }. P; z: ^9 F 8 A; w1 q5 h# K$ Y+ KVeteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles {* o6 ^6 X3 @$ m# F; ?" ` ! L" I* \( C8 P0 {/ {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. . F' _" q# J- L( F; C8 ?9 _ 8 N6 Z8 c! h2 y3 P7 U$ RBenjamin 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. B% B' U! L4 d' E
$ s- G3 E4 Z+ V8 q7 `+ J6 q# PBut 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.4 Q7 ~& ^$ y i: v9 v5 j1 U" j7 Z
! ?# f& W$ [( [% ~9 s- c& H% ?Houghton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation. ! {2 [) b0 B' z9 N5 h: P; m2 g. B. J( j. d2 H. c$ l3 U
The hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.
