[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 " \; F9 }" q8 j4 R3 `
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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。& g3 t6 d& j$ r3 V4 p& |& _

( K0 o* r& X. m- M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。
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$ l; H& 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。 9 s: w) V- w1 g9 p+ E

( \. ?/ @( l, u6 z9 o; R, j4 Q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。5.35.249.64; F. ]6 n- S3 j  m2 u+ R$ r( f

8 n2 G$ L5 A% N6 g2 H8 ^3 v) ?　　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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3 O7 v9 {' r; F7 kVeteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles
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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.8 q7 O2 Q' ]' s8 M' x4 \

; f1 |7 }1 q; ~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.; c2 e+ q5 g8 h$ ]

% M4 |. i: V/ y. |- @: fBut 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.人在德国 社区( H1 F0 ^1 ?5 e! e  \6 G7 b
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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.0 b0 O6 Y% {/ X4 s) o3 e$ x3 ~" @

5 p/ i; Q" I' B& M) m. @- R4 K! t人在德国 社区The hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.