| At the center of the concave side, where the ureters and veins issue and arterial vessels and nerves usually enter, is the hilus. |
| The hepatic artery, portal vein, lymphatics, and nerves enter the liver through the hilus. |
| It was partially cavitary in the midportion of the specimen and extended into the hilus and renal vein. |
| Notice that all the vessels leave and enter the kidney at the hilus. |
| In the medulla, note the elongated gray olivary nucleus, with its slit-like hilus, directed dorsomedially. |
| A laparotomy revealed an unresectable tumor encasing the hepatic arteries, portal vein, and common bile duct in the hepatic hilus. |
