[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 % Y  ]& |5 G3 d7 Y

2 K! p% a! B8 }5 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。
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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。  s4 z3 }- H( B- O9 H; B# r% V

& j+ x& o# I  h; v$ x3 Q/ {　　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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8 t/ G, G2 R5 `人在德国 社区　　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。9 i# L2 l& A/ ?* P

/ w0 p$ q# y" R. E- d7 `　　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。
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  R( A: U+ e) L5 h& N) H. ~Veteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles 2 s9 G! ~9 b5 I1 V

  t& @1 y- D  J3 G' LLOS 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.
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; o# t; i: J& l8 f) K; ~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.; ]! G( e+ }- m8 y* P
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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 m4 Y* @& \$ S, {- ~/ P9 q% e
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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.5 E0 C- X! q2 V! U

6 Y2 f2 i! Z% L1 w' m2 VThe hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.