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.
Largest Countries in the World (ranked by land area) Largest Countries in the World (by land area) The largest country in the world is Russia with a land area of 16,376,870 KmÂ² (6,323,142 miÂ²), equivalent to 11% of the total world's landmass of 148,940,000 KmÂ² (57,510,000 square miles). Below is the list of the largest 20 countries and, following, the full list of all countries and dependencies ranked by land area. See also: