[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
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9 L* {/ ]4 f* v; Q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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! ]  m- k  g: \$ f人在德国 社区　　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。: K/ @3 U/ T* m, R5 D) ~0 r( R  e
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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。 人在德国 社区2 c* _3 l( R' t1 f# h% Z

' Y2 I/ O+ `, H) R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。
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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。* x" P5 u7 ^5 Z; k" F; e

3 ~( M: A0 m* c5.35.249.64Veteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles 5.35.249.64. R- H- a6 @" g# t& l; v; }; M6 Q
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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.人在德国 社区: S2 D) z4 V9 p6 K( V: T

% l3 L) }- @+ ^8 p7 P9 I5 d* f5.35.249.64Benjamin 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.4 ?$ _5 {( q7 e7 t) ~# Q
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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.
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' F2 c) Z! R3 Y1 z( L) }' lHoughton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation.4 c9 T! D" c/ b. X

2 M! y9 g7 g/ r0 c人在德国 社区The hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.