; O$ p7 V5 o. Q* f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。 * k, F: N T( v: p( S$ [! D& R4 W S# w& e5 U7 D- g, S$ T
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。 7 n5 S8 T! R6 d0 Z O% G) j; T4 O& P* k: f6 b: D( L+ e
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。 . l8 I0 m: w L7 h8 B
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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。 * i7 q( N C6 y4 Z- z3 N( Q) G& V% Q& l" Z+ Y% G2 x
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。6 Z0 {" k- |; w+ @
! g* Q5 x! A( Z6 @8 x5 U0 p% u% ?4 PVeteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles ) p. W7 K% f0 I$ C) v 1 o% {7 ?3 e3 }1 ]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. " U4 {$ }8 b Q: r) }. ~% {8 i8 T9 R5 i) Y, k+ E+ w
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.. O6 j& n: n8 V4 p% b# T
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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. : S: M( w1 C: ~4 F8 X2 A $ w; o5 o3 r7 G4 y. UHoughton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation.0 G% V& a, O/ j$ i
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The hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.
