Lisa Marie Presley died of complications from weight loss surgery at just 54

14 July 2023 , 09:34

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Lisa Marie Presley's cause of death has been announced

Lisa Marie Presley is thought to have died following complications from weight loss surgery.

The singer, who died back in January at the age of 54, is said to have undergone bariatric surgery several years ago. The Los Angeles County Coroner's report has said her death was related to the medical procedure.

They ruled her death as being caused by small bowel obstruction, reporting the exact condition as sequelae of small bowel obstruction.

Lisa Marie had reportedly complained of stomach pain on the day of her death. She was rushed to hospital after paramedics performed CPR on her at her home.

According to a coroner's report, "the obstruction was in the form of a strangulated small bowel caused by adhesions that developed after bariatric surgery years ago."

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Lisa Marie Presley died at the age of 54 (Damian Dovarganes/AP/REX/Shutterstock)

She was the only daughter of Elvis Presley and his ex-wife Priscilla Presley (Getty Images North America)

In the report, which was obtained by Sky News, the examiner said: "This is a known long-term complication of this type of surgery."

Bariatric surgery is often used to treat obesity and can include the use of a gastric band, gastric bypass or a sleeve gastrectomy.

According to the Mayo Clinic, the surgery is used when other types of weight loss methods have failed to work.

A toxicology report also revealed Lisa Marie had opioids and other medications in her system at the time of her death. She had "therapeutic levels" of Oxycodone in her blood as well as a second opioid known as Buprenorphine.

The singer's death was 'caused by small bowel obstruction' (AFP via Getty Images)

She had opioids in her system at the time of her death (Corbis via Getty Images)

Buprenorphine can be prescribed for pain relief and is also used to treat opioid addiction. The toxicology report also showed traces of Quetiapine in her system, which is an antipsychotic medication.

A coroner confirmed there were no narcotics found at Lisa Marie's home when she was rushed to hospital

Lisa Marie's daughter Riley Keough recently paid tribute to her mother and late brother Benjamin Keough after receiving her first ever Emmy Award nomination.

Taking to Instagram, the 34-year-old shared a picture of her brother hugging Lisa Marie. She wrote: "Missing you both," adding a red heart emoji.

Benjamin died by suicide in 2020 at the age of 27.

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