There are 2 surgical approaches in hernia repair surgery: the open and the laparoscopic one. An approach is called open, when the surgeon makes a single incision near the location of the hernia, dissects the surrounding tissues and repairs the hernia under direct vision.
In general, we call the largest areas of land on earth the continents of the earth.
The World's 15 Biggest Landowners. Mar. The world's total land mass consists of 36.8 billion acres of inhabitable land. An incredible 21 percent of this land is owned by a short list of landowners, according to The New Statesman. Of course that includes the Queen of England, who nominally owns places like Canada and Australia.