A 29-year-old woman who recently gave birth complains to her physician that she has pain, itching, and bleeding near her rectum. The physician's exam reveals masses of veins in the anal canal that are unnaturally distended and lie just inside or outside the rectum. Which procedure will this patient undergo to remove these masses?

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The patient has hemorrhoids, which are masses of veins in the anal canal. The treatment for hemorrhoids is hemorrhoidectomy, which involves surgical removal of the distended veins. Choices A, B, and D are unrelated to this condition.

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