NV NV - Elko Co, Hwy 93, Thousand Springs Jane Doe, WhtFem 16-25, UP8359, no adrenals, Jul'74
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Could somebody please contact NAMUS and let them know?
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I wonder whether law enforcement ever requested hospitals in Nevada and surrounding states review their records for patients matching Jane Doe's description who may have undergone a bilateral adrenalectomy. In 1974, there were no real laws regarding patient confidentiality, so they would have been able to obtain those records without a subpoena. I know that in other UID cases from the same era, law enforcement did request (and receive) lists of patients who received certain treatments/surgeries, so it would be helpful to know if that was done in this case.
Another interesting thing to note is that in all the medical journal articles from the 1960s/1970s about Cushing's and bilateral adrenalectomy, most patients who underwent the procedure were in their mid- to late-20's, which is at the upper end of Doe's age range. For example, in the late 1950s, the average age of a bilateral adrenalectomy patient was roughly 47 (Bellville, Schweizer & Howland 1959) and from 1970-2012, the average bilateral adrenalectomy patient was roughly 40 (Morris et al. 2014). From 1947 to 1974, the Mayo Clinic treated a total of only 27 children with Cushing's disease -- of the 17 who underwent a total bilateral adrenalectomy, the average age at the time of surgery was 15 (McArthur, Hayles & Salassa 1979).
Assuming that Doe's age range is correct, she most likely underwent the procedure relatively recently (within the last few years prior to her death). Bilateral adrenalectomies were only rarely performed on children and young teenagers, so if Doe had the procedure done when she was 15 or younger, the surgeon most likely would have remembered her.
Another interesting thing to note is that in all the medical journal articles from the 1960s/1970s about Cushing's and bilateral adrenalectomy, most patients who underwent the procedure were in their mid- to late-20's, which is at the upper end of Doe's age range. For example, in the late 1950s, the average age of a bilateral adrenalectomy patient was roughly 47 (Bellville, Schweizer & Howland 1959) and from 1970-2012, the average bilateral adrenalectomy patient was roughly 40 (Morris et al. 2014). From 1947 to 1974, the Mayo Clinic treated a total of only 27 children with Cushing's disease -- of the 17 who underwent a total bilateral adrenalectomy, the average age at the time of surgery was 15 (McArthur, Hayles & Salassa 1979).
Assuming that Doe's age range is correct, she most likely underwent the procedure relatively recently (within the last few years prior to her death). Bilateral adrenalectomies were only rarely performed on children and young teenagers, so if Doe had the procedure done when she was 15 or younger, the surgeon most likely would have remembered her.
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Thousand Springs Jane Doe has been unidentified for 49 years today.
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Thousand Springs Jane Doe has been unidentified for 50 years today.