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Objective To investigate the diagnosis and treatment of refluxing cholangitis.Methods Clinical data of 60 patients with refluxing cholangitis treated by surgery in recent 7 years in our hospital were reviewed retrospectively.Of the 60 patients,spontaneous refluxing cholangitis and iaotrogenic refluxing cholangitis ocurred in 42 and 18 patients respectively.Results Postoperactive complications occurred in 13 cases,including biliary fistula in 6 cases,incision infection in 2,intestinal obstruction in 2,subphrenic abscess in 2, all the complications were cured by various treatment.There was no perioperative mortality in this series.Fifty-five patients were followed-up for 2-11 years,42 were excellent,9 good and 2 poor;2 patients died of cerebral haemorrhage and myocardial infarction respectively during the follow-up period.Conclusions An appropriate operation should be chosen for patients with refluxing cholangitis according to the basic disorder and the extent of biliary duct wall deficit.