Late singer, Lisa Marie Presley's death was caused by weight-loss surgery complications that obstructed her bowel, autopsy shows
Lisa Marie Presley died aged 54 in January from a small bowel obstruction caused by previous weight-loss surgery with opioids found in her blood at the time of her death, according to her autopsy reports. The daughter of Elvis Presley was rushed to hospital on January 12 after going into cardiac arrest with an L.A. County Coroner report revealing the star died from sequelae (a condition which is the consequence of a previous disease or injury) of small bowel obstruction. The bowel obstruction was in the form of strangulated small bowel, caused by adhesions that developed after bariatric surgery (stomach stapling) many years prior. The toxicology results also show Lisa had 'therapeutic' levels of Oxycodone in her blood, with a second opioid Buprenorphine - which is used to treat opioid dependence also found. There were also traces of Quetiapine, an antipsychotic drug, reports TMZ. The coroner states there was no 'drug paraphernalia or narcotic...