Lisa Marie Presley, the singer-songwriter and solely little one of Elvis Presley, died in January on account 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 stomach ache, in keeping with an post-mortem report launched on Thursday by the medical expert’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 possibility for individuals with a excessive physique mass index who did not drop pounds with weight-reduction plan and train alone.
Juan M. Carrillo, a deputy medical expert in Los Angeles County, described Ms. Presley’s well being issues after the bariatric surgical procedure as a “recognized 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 remedy 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 recognized to neglect she had taken her medicines 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 habit, was additionally current however didn’t contribute to her dying, the report said.
For months, she complained of stomach ache, fevers, vomiting and nausea however didn’t search medical consideration, in keeping 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 check outcomes — together with, probably, a toxicology report — earlier than releasing an official reason for dying.
Two days earlier than Ms. Presley’s dying, 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 stated 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 say Lisa Marie’s daughter, the actress Riley Keough, is now the only trustee.
The New York Instances reported that though the Elvis model immediately 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.
In June, Ms. Keough agreed to supply Priscilla Presley, her grandmother and the previous spouse of Elvis Presley, with a lump-sum fee as a part of a settlement that will resolve a dispute over management of the household belief, in keeping 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 fee of $1 million.
On Wednesday, Ms. Keough was nominated for an Emmy for greatest actress in a restricted collection or TV film for her titular position because the wild little one in “Daisy Jones & the Six,” an Amazon mini-series in regards to the rise and fall of a fictional Seventies band.