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.
Dry land covers just under one-third of Earthâs surface. It is made up mostly of seven huge landmasses called continents, plus many smaller islands. The largest continent, Asia, is 16,838,000 sq miles (43,608,000 sq kilometers).The smallest continent, Australia, is 2,968,124 sq miles (7,686,850 sq kilometers).t is made up mostly of seven huge landmasses called continents, plus many smaller islands. The largest continent, Asia, is 16,838,000 sq miles (43,608,000 sq kilometers).