Are regional brain disorders of serotonin neurotransmission associated with functional dyspepsia?
Up-regulation of the SERT level in the midbrain and thalamus may underlie the pathogenesis of FD such as abdominal and psychological symptoms via a brain-gut interaction.
Alcohol drinking is not an independent risk factor for surgical site infection and anastomotic leakage. Interventions which aim to make patients quit alcohol or treat withdrawal symptoms do not seem to affect the surgical outcomes of interest.