title: Incompetent lower esophageal sphincter.
authors.affiliation: Scripps Center for Voice and Swallowing, La Jolla, Calif, USA.
authors.forename: Peter C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Belafsky
mesh_terms: D000897:Anti-Ulcer Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003371:Cough / Q000209:etiology; D004941:Esophagitis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D004943:Esophagogastric Junction / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006356:Heartburn / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008365:Manometry; D008875:Middle Aged; D054328:Proton Pump Inhibitors
chemical_list: D000897:Anti-Ulcer Agents; D054328:Proton Pump Inhibitors