Objective To explore the management strategy of damage control operation(DCO) for extrahepatic bile duct injury.Methods Clinical data of 15 cases with extrahepatic bile duct injury from June 2002 to September 2007 were selected as the object of this study.Results DCO was performed in all of 15 patients,then all cases were underwent reoperation after surgery intensive care unit resuscitation.All cases survived.Two cases(13.3%) occurred biliary fistula and 1 case(6.7%) occurred intestinal fistula of colon after reoperation,2 cases(13.3%)occurred infection and disruption of incisional wound,and 1 case(6.7%) occurred acute liver function failure.All complications were cured by drainage,symptomatic and supportive treatment.The cure rate of these 15 cases was 100%.There were no stricture of bile duct and correlative complications during 28 months of median follow-up.Conclusion To increase survival rate and reduce complications,severe trauma patients with extrahepatic bile duct injury should be made positively under DCO and choose eligible operations modus.