Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of rock ‘n’ roll legend Elvis, died of a bowel obstruction, the Los Angeles County medical examiner’s office has said.
Presley, also a singer, died after being rushed to a California hospital on 12 January. She was 54.
Her last public appearance was two days before her death, at the Golden Globes. The death has been ruled as natural.
The validity of her will was fiercely contested by family members.
At the time of Presley’s death, local officials said first responders had been dispatched to her home in Calabasas, where they found her in cardiac arrest.The medical examiner’s office said on Thursday that the cardiac arrest was caused by a “small bowel obstruction”.
This occurs when the small intestine is blocked, sometimes as a result of colon cancer, medication or adhesions that form after surgeries. Some conditions that inflame intestines can also lead to small bowel movements.
In Presley’s case, the report found that the adhesions were caused by a bariatric surgery she underwent several years ago.
“This is a known long-term complication of this type of surgery,” the medical examiner’s report noted. READ MORE
