Abstract: Introduction: Sometimes people ingest a foreign body. Mostly this is food that got impacted in the oesophagus. Endoscopic intervention is needed. The aim of the study is to describe abnormalities in the upper gastrointestinal tract possibly responsible for the impaction. Material and methods: A case series is presented of patients who underwent endoscopy because of a foreign body. Results: Mostly the foreign body that got impacted in the oesophagus was food or meat. In almost 40% of cases there was some structural abnormality present in the oesophagus partly responsible for the impaction. In all patients with a foreign body located in stomach or duodenum no structural abnormalities were detected. Mostly, the foreign body could be removed by pushing it into the stomach. Complications of the ingestion or procedure did not occur. Conclusion: Food impaction occurs and is mostly the result of swallowing without chewing.