By Stone Martindale Jan 10, 2008, 23:31 GMT
Dr. Jan Adams has released a statement to Extra in regards to the autopsy report of his patient, Donda West.
Donda West (R), mother of US Hip-hop recording star Kanye West (L) at a charity benefit for the Kanye West Foundation in Chicago, Illinois, USA. According to Donda West's publicist Patricia Green, Donda West, 58, died 10 November 2007 in a Los Angeles, California, USA hospital from complications from a cosmetic surgical procedure, 12 November 2007. EPA/KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI
“What came out of the autopsy released today, was exactly what I thought was going to be reported. Out of respect for Kanye West’s family, I want to honor the doctor patient confidentiality agreement.”
The L.A. County Coroner has concluded that Kanye's mom died of "coronary artery disease and multiple post-operative factors due to or as a consequence of liposuction and mammoplasty."
The report indicates her final manner of death "could not be determined."
The coroner says several things could have played a role in her death, but they could not say for sure what exactly killed her, adding there was no evidence that anesthesia -- or even the surgery -- caused or contributed to her death.
We've reported extensively that Donda West had cosmetic surgery the day before her death -- performed by Dr. Jan Adams, who was not board certified in plastic surgery. We know another doctor refused to operate on West before Adams came into the picture. The other doc had said she had a medical condition that made her a candidate for a heart attack.
The Coroner's report narrative states that Stephen Scoggins (Donda's nephew), a nurse with an advanced degree in Public Health, was called by a friend of Donda to go to the surgery center where the procedures were performed, because Ms. West was not "waking up soon enough."
West died on November 10. We're told her family has been told of the results, but her family declined to release a statement.
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