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.The second largest state, Texas, is only 7001400000000000000â  40% of the total area of the largest state, Alaska.Rhode Island is the smallest state by total area and land area.San Bernardino County is the largest county in the contiguous U.S. and is larger than each of the nine smallest states; it is larger than the four smallest states combined.his is a complete list of the states of the United States and its major territories ordered by total area, land area, and water area. The water area figures include inland, coastal, Great Lakes, and territorial waters. Glaciers and intermittent water features are counted as land area.