* N$ O& J- D& T" ~' j- A$ a 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。4 j$ x; |' w |! b! Y9 V! z
+ \* I! G( W( g, |9 ?/ k 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。 ) \' K- T' q. f0 I1 T3 } 6 E! z( j2 X$ w: Q 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。4 ]: v! {7 X: \$ C: S
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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。. @* _( A' z, J/ O$ t) R
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Veteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles 0 p7 Q7 _# F, X' P, M. G" @. t& x ! t8 b; D8 O: F L1 _( r9 S
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. ; T( E2 i# j0 f6 Q4 f' D0 P+ ]3 o" e+ {0 Z; \" m& e0 L; d
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. % S4 z! t' u" r- y4 v $ P N3 K! h, KBut 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. ( W7 H: Z: Y! K 4 e' @& O: L/ p( N7 d/ k" m& gHoughton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation. 1 w, n, v& m6 @& m/ X# R ( _4 ?' X1 j% A% V2 _- B' ]The hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.
