Key takeaways:
- Lisa Marie Presley died of a small bowel obstruction caused by adhesions from bariatric surgery.
- The obstruction was caused by a number of factors, including colon cancer, certain medications, and conditions that can cause inflamed intestines.
- Presley had a history of chronic opioid use disorder, which may have contributed to her death.
The Los Angeles County Coroner has released documents revealing that Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of Elvis Presley, died of a small bowel obstruction in January. According to the autopsy report, the obstruction was caused by adhesions that developed during bariatric surgery years ago. The report concluded that Presley’s death was due to natural causes.
Small bowel obstruction is a blockage of the small intestine, which can be caused by a number of factors, including colon cancer, certain medications, adhesions in the abdomen that form after surgery, and conditions that can cause inflamed intestines, such as Crohn’s disease, according to the Mayo Clinic.
At the time of her death, authorities had said that Presley had been hospitalized after suffering a cardiac arrest. After her death, her mother, Priscilla Presley, said, “It is with a heavy heart that I must share the devastating news that my beautiful daughter Lisa Marie has left us.”
It is somewhat uncommon to die from a small bowel obstruction, however, the coroner’s report noted that Presley had a history of chronic opioid use disorder, which may have contributed to her death. E! News and TMZ both reported on the full contents of the coroner’s report.
Presley was 54 at the time of her death. Her family and fans around the world mourned her passing.
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