Lisa Marie Presley Died From Bowel Obstruction, Officers Say

Lisa Marie Presley, the singer-songwriter and solely youngster of Elvis Presley, died in January because of “a small bowel obstruction” brought on by scar tissue that developed after bariatric surgical procedure years in the past, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s workplace stated on Thursday.

Ms. Presley had been complaining on Jan. 12 of extreme belly ache, in line with an post-mortem report launched on Thursday by the health worker’s workplace. Later that day, she was discovered unresponsive at her residence in Calabasas, Calif., by her ex-husband, who was not named within the report.

Ms. Presley, 54, was taken by paramedics to a hospital, the place she went into cardiac arrest and died that afternoon.

The report said that though Ms. Presley had a earlier historical past of drug use, she was sober “for the previous few years.” Nonetheless, well being issues appeared to have occurred after her bariatric surgical procedure, which is mostly thought of a remedy choice for individuals with a excessive physique mass index who didn’t shed some pounds with weight loss program and train alone.

Juan M. Carrillo, a deputy health worker in Los Angeles County, described Ms. Presley’s well being issues after the bariatric surgical procedure as a “identified long-term complication of such a surgical procedure.”

Ms. Presley was prescribed opiates after her surgical procedure and after an an infection, the report said. She was then prescribed one other kind of medicine in order that she may very well be taken off the opiates.

The report famous that Ms. Presley had a “historical past of overmedicating; she was identified to overlook she had taken her drugs and would take them once more.”

The post-mortem report stated that toxicology outcomes confirmed “therapeutic ranges of oxycodone” in her blood. Buprenorphine, a drugs to deal with opioid dependancy, was additionally current however didn’t contribute to her demise, the report said.

For months, she complained of belly ache, fevers, vomiting and nausea however didn’t search medical consideration, in line with the report.

The Los Angeles County Coroner’s workplace had initially deferred ruling on Ms. Presley’s case. For months, officers stated {that a} medical examination had been carried out, however {that a} pathologist was awaiting additional take a look at outcomes — together with, probably, a toxicology report — earlier than releasing an official reason behind demise.

Two days earlier than Ms. Presley’s demise, she attended the Golden Globe Awards, at which “Elvis,” a biopic about her father’s life, was nominated for a number of awards. A few of her on-camera interviews on the purple carpet prompted concern from followers and others who said she had appeared unsteady.

Ms. Presley was buried at Graceland, the place a memorial was held in late January.

Weeks later, Priscilla Presley, Lisa Marie’s mom, who had lengthy helped administer Elvis’s property, went to courtroom to problem the validity of paperwork that stated Lisa Marie’s daughter, the actress Riley Keough, had change into the only real trustee upon Lisa Marie’s demise.

In June, Ms. Keough agreed to supply Priscilla Presley, her grandmother and the previous spouse of Elvis Presley, with a lump-sum cost as a part of a settlement that might resolve the dispute over management of the household belief, in line with courtroom paperwork.

Legal professionals for the events had sought to maintain particulars of their settlement confidential, however the papers listed what seems to be a cost of $1 million.

The New York Occasions reported that though the Elvis model at the moment continues to soak up greater than $100 million a 12 months as a licensing juggernaut, the household belief receives solely a fraction of its proceeds.

On Wednesday, Ms. Keough was nominated for an Emmy for greatest actress in a restricted sequence or TV film for her titular position because the wild youngster in “Daisy Jones & the Six,” an Amazon mini-series in regards to the rise and fall of a fictional Seventies band.