美国军人医院再爆医疗事故丑闻 老兵被错摘睾丸 " Y1 r& D* J" X* P; @( C
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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。/ h9 `# _& q' ?+ Q! K0 w
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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。2 g' P' Q" @% ?1 H
9 A/ w) ?% [. K, T7 h 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。 1 ^. [. N$ `# f% K- n: q8 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。 , J/ x- O# T" R, d- `/ m: K6 J1 s m- `0 j
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。9 l' Y6 L# a! E. X+ s$ l" e
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Veteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles 6 ~) Q4 N% \$ K S
4 Y* N; z) V0 n: U% a) ^' o# c% aLOS 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. + y( B7 f/ y6 t! g$ ~: S/ c8 h! b. h; \& ?; Q9 ~
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: N- c( `& q7 Y+ s0 E7 Y6 C
% K( g- z' j, O. V) HBut 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. ( Z6 i) N9 b: h : _6 F7 B0 V8 S" a1 d/ eHoughton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation." j8 ^* c+ F3 J6 b7 m
/ A/ x- a& t3 A8 ^; ]1 [7 EThe hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.
