+ m9 B3 d+ b! a0 l- d 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。. v3 |, l2 M* j5 J2 i# }" s/ p
7 Z+ g$ f7 @1 |9 `. S) S 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。 ! D6 b% }1 q' ~" a" E: J( `3 A+ P2 M$ b' b) {8 Y8 G
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 T6 Y& `1 H8 `; D$ e9 a1 [ # D: q. ^) Q" P' t* } 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。 ' i: `7 c7 H' V V1 F% } 7 @& d- F: V ~; p: AVeteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles 1 Q6 m1 S3 n! O4 k8 d; }' H7 Q7 U) o
8 X' H% f% C. ]+ z, L, h4 nLOS 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. 1 P4 a' x5 J5 F5 p . I, @- x8 A8 D2 V4 f' x2 C, a) QBenjamin 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. ! H. H# s* w5 R" @ d & A/ J q, u9 F w3 G$ {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. # J! v7 Y# K* B0 c8 S : V3 k/ F& x4 tHoughton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation. ) h6 h! F. j% O* {* s+ D+ @7 R0 P( _& m
The hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.
