[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 2 |' ^+ v5 G9 O8 m3 X% ]

6 i) D, k7 L9 _6 M# w  r+ K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。9 l; i" L  a9 I/ F1 K2 L6 O

( w, C- ^% X0 `+ {9 o　　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。5.35.249.64. E* \  ], [9 b  ]" y
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　　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。 " G5 [% m# u' F; |) j; e

8 z) J8 F1 k( s' o0 o% t4 M5.35.249.64　　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。
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　　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。, `% D: A: j! m6 t  u% T7 B7 f' z5 F

! D: \. n5 {/ f, w  c2 Q/ OVeteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles , v' A7 W9 b0 v/ u- i' v
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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.
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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.人在德国 社区7 c9 e1 {) J/ d: @1 @4 A) }% o% D

9 u1 a( g$ S3 Z" ?" C  k3 g5 s5.35.249.64But 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.5.35.249.643 Y* a: [5 \( n/ ^2 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.7 |# z2 W& y- a; {0 w2 a( w" L

3 p# M  u- T  w. h5 `The hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.