[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 # Z; L3 m; \0 n

* ~. S! w0 t+ y) _7 h2 E& u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。5.35.249.64  ^0 P8 w4 A$ m6 X% Q8 I
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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。
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) C# z$ |& A/ a" x/ h" V/ |8 z, n　　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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$ f6 X9 M$ M+ k4 h6 p　　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。人在德国 社区) d1 I4 g+ D* d' F4 {% f7 f

9 w9 \$ T: G4 z7 A" s　　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 }# n; h+ p8 e

! f; d: J& E' \0 H& ~Veteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles
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( k+ o9 ]) e8 f  g4 e, dLOS 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." Z3 l/ t7 ]6 x; b

2 d" I% l2 N; i$ j& O# MBenjamin 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.
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# V4 s8 Q, v9 {* E# ]; d0 N2 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.5.35.249.640 e; k! K$ A  m# i

6 U- Z" ~1 @6 ]0 kHoughton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation.9 g8 |2 @, Z) B2 ]+ B7 V

* z4 N' b- S" V* a0 ^$ SThe hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.