<prompt> An increased incidence of pancreatitis is associated with all of the following except?AlcoholismCholelithiasisChlorothiazide therapyHypertension  <response>: Ans- d HypertensionRef: Robbings pathology 9th ed. 884-86 Acute pancreatitis is seen chiefly in males after age 40 and often associated with obesity and alcoholism. In about 50 percent of the cases, gallstones are also present. Pancreatitis occurs in about 10 percent of cases of hyperparathyroidism Long term Thiazides can also contribute to development of pancreatitis In some cases calculi resulting from the hypercalcemia of hyperparathyroidism develop in pancreatic ducts and lead to obstruction and inflammation. 