[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 www.csuchen.de& _: [$ _/ Z& A0 ]* k5 I" D
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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。* m; Y7 }5 w8 g: F/ t( E; h# V
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　　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。3 X+ P; @# q( \6 A! P) M8 m; z
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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。 ! A! l8 J. \1 W5 \

$ S. l3 Y! ^) F" \　　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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- i) t. `7 x1 G: ?  Mwww.csuchen.de　　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。8 t" p6 }0 [  X$ s, w# s

" c. a+ k7 |  A/ R' |人在德国 社区Veteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles www.csuchen.de* _! c" {' s; Y' d

& O# |; I: q6 ~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.' c" w+ ]6 b3 ?0 ~" v
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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.人在德国 社区- g9 d: B% C8 P# M9 ~3 C
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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.1 ~# ?: Y# ^, U. X" I+ [# H
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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.3 h- G% }! {3 g& ?6 }

% ]  `5 s2 p( S/ p- j$ o, ?The hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.