Surgery
Hepatitis A is a viral infection, so no surgical treatment is used.
A very small number of people, most often people with long-term (chronic) liver disease or older adults, develop liver failure when they become infected with the hepatitis A virus. This condition, called fulminant hepatitis, is life-threatening. For some people who have it, a liver transplant offers the only hope for survival.
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