Pathology and Pathological Disorders

Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology

Gastrointestinal pathology (including liver, gallbladder and pancreas) is a recognized sub-speciality discipline of surgical pathology. Recognition of a sub-speciality is generally related to dedicated fellowship training offered within the subspecialty or, alternatively, to surgical pathologists with a special interest and extensive experience in gastrointestinal pathology. The gastrointestinal (GI) pathology determines quality diagnostic histopathology on gastrointestinal endoscopic biopsies and resections of the gastrointestinal and pancreatico-biliary systems. Liver disease can occur through several mechanisms. A common form of liver disease is a viral infection. Viral hepatitides such as Hepatitis B virus and Hepatitis C virus can be vertically transmitted during birth via contact with infected blood.