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 is experiencing hemorrhoids, which are varicose veins in the anal canal. Hemorrhoidectomy is the surgical removal of these hemorrhoids. Cholecystectomy is the removal of the gallbladder, colostomy is a surgical procedure that creates an opening between the colon and the abdominal wall to allow for the passage of stool, and pancreatolithectomy is the removal of pancreatic stones. None of these procedures are indicated for hemorrhoids.

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