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.
Hawaii (the Big Island). The island of Hawaii, also known as the Big Island, is the largest of Hawaii's main islands with a total area of 4,028 square miles (10,432 sq km). It is also the largest island in the United States and it, like the other islands of Hawaii was formed by a hotspot in the Earth's crust.