The singer who died suddenly at the age of 54 in January died of “an intestinal obstruction” due to an operation intended to lose weight carried out several years before her death.
Lisa Marie Presley, Elvis’ only daughter, died in January of complications from weight-loss surgery, according to an autopsy report released Thursday.
The singer who died suddenly at 54 is dead “from a bowel obstruction caused by scar tissue that developed after bariatric surgery several years ago”Los Angeles Medical-Legal Department officials wrote in a statement.
This type of surgery aims to lose weight by removing part of the stomach or by placing a gastric band in obese people or for whom diets and physical exercise do not give results.
“Natural Death”
“The cause of death is natural“, added the experts. A level “therapeutic” and non-dangerous of an opiate, oxycodone, was also found in his blood as well as traces of another analgesic and a substance to treat depression, but “not having contributed to his death”according to American media.
The star, who had a history of addiction to opiates and painkillers, was discovered unconscious on January 12 at her home by her ex-husband, Danny Keough. Danny Keough, who also lived on the property in Calabasas, an affluent suburb of Los Angeles, had performed cardiac massage until the arrival of paramedics, reported the American specialized site TMZ.
Very close to her father, who had named his private jet “Le Lisa Marie” in her honor, the singer was only 9 years old when the “King” died. Elvis’ toxicology reports then revealed elevated drug levels in the rock ‘n’ roll legend’s body.
Although Lisa Marie Presley released three albums during her career, she never achieved the immense success of her father, one of the most famous artists of all time. During her lifetime, she retained control of Graceland, the mansion owned by her father in Memphis, Tennessee, which became a place of pilgrimage for fans of the “King”.