{"id":2909,"date":"2019-06-26T11:17:58","date_gmt":"2019-06-26T15:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/gisurgery\/?page_id=2909"},"modified":"2019-06-26T11:32:42","modified_gmt":"2019-06-26T15:32:42","slug":"crohns-disease","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/gisurgery\/forpatients\/diseases-conditions\/inflammatory-bowel-diseases\/crohns-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"Crohn&#8217;s Disease"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crohnscolitisfoundation.org\/what-is-crohns-disease\/overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Crohn\u2019s Disease<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crohnscolitisfoundation.org\/what-is-crohns-disease\/causes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What causes Crohn\u2019s disease?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crohnscolitisfoundation.org\/what-is-crohns-disease\/symptoms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What are the symptoms?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crohnscolitisfoundation.org\/what-is-crohns-disease\/diagnosis-testing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Diagnosis and Testing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crohnscolitisfoundation.org\/What-is-crohns-disease\/treatment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Treatment<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crohnscolitisfoundation.org\/what-is-crohns-disease\/treatment\/medication\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Medications<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crohnscolitisfoundation.org\/what-is-crohns-disease\/treatment\/surgery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Surgery<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crohnscolitisfoundation.org\/what-is-crohns-disease\/treatment\/surgery\/strictureplasty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stricturoplasty<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crohnscolitisfoundation.org\/what-is-crohns-disease\/treatment\/surgery\/proctocolectomy-colectomy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Colectomy and Proctocolectomy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crohnscolitisfoundation.org\/what-is-crohns-disease\/treatment\/surgery\/abscess-drainage\">Perianal Abscess Drainage<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.crohnscolitisfoundation.org\/what-is-crohns-disease\/treatment\/surgery\/fistula-removal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fistula Surgery<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crohnscolitisfoundation.org\/what-is-crohns-disease\/treatment\/surgery\/small-large-bowel-resection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Small and\/or Large Bowel Resection<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crohn\u2019s Disease What causes Crohn\u2019s disease? 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