Gastrointestinal pathology
Surgical pathology is a specialization of gastrointestinal pathology. It addresses the diagnosis and classification of conditions affecting the liver, pancreas, and other organs as well as disorders of the gastrointestinal tract. These patients have gastrointestinal pathology such as nodular lymphoid hyperplasia, ulcerative colitis, ulcerative proctitis, or Crohn's disease, sprue-like illness with flat villi, chronic giardiasis, and non-specific malabsorption.