Acute renal infarction secondary to left ventricular thrombus, masquerading as a renal calculus - A case report and brief review of literature

Acute embolic renal infarction is an entity that is often misdiagnosed as a renal Calculus because of similar presenting symptoms. This leads to delay in the initiation of treatment and to increased morbidity, Few case report s exist relating cardiac emboli to acute renal infarction. The authors pres ent a patient with a renal embolism secondary to left ventricular thrombus, A brief review of the literature highlighting the importance of clinical s uspicion in making an accurate diagnosis, the utility of various diagnostic studies, and comparison of various treatment options is presented.