India, Nov. 12 -- The first double lung transplant surgery in the United States on a patient with a vaping-related lung injury has been successfully performed at Detroit's Henry Ford Hospital.

Both the lungs of the patient, who preferred not to reveal his identity, was irreparably damaged from the heavy use of e-cigarette, commonly known as vaping.

A team of Henry Ford Health System medical experts who performed the surgery, and hospital authorities have scheduled a news conference Tuesday to brief the media about its details.

They will discuss the patient's treatment and provide an update on his condition, Henry Ford Health System said in a press release.

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