Lisa Marie Presley died of complications from weight-loss surgery, coroner says
- An autopsy report says the singer and Elvis heir’s death was from natural causes due to effects of a small bowel obstruction
- She died in hospital, where she was rushed by paramedics responding to an emergency call, after she complained of stomach pain earlier in the day
Lisa Marie Presley died from complications from bariatric surgery she had several years ago, authorities said on Thursday.
The January 12 death at age 54 of the singer, songwriter and heir of Elvis Presley was ruled as being from natural causes due to effects of a small bowel obstruction.
Additional details about what caused Presley’s death were included in an autopsy report released on Thursday afternoon by the office of the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner.
The report says the medical issue that Presley experienced is a common complication from bariatric surgery, which is a weight-loss procedure. The Mayo Clinic says it is often done when other weight-loss methods have not worked or if a person has a serious medical condition.
Presley died at a Los Angeles hospital, where she had been rushed by paramedics responding to an emergency call about a woman in cardiac arrest at her home. No indication was made public at the time of what may have caused the medical issue.
