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.
Alaska is the largest state by total area, land area, and water area. The area of Alaska is 7001180000000000000â  18% of the area of the United States and 7001210000000000000â  21% of the area of the contiguous United States.