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A 78-year-old man with atrial fibrillation seeks inpatient consultation for persistent bright red blood per rectum. He is hemodynamically stable. After holding anticoagulation, colonoscopy demonstrates internal hemorrhoids with stigmata of bleeding. What is the most appropriate next step in management?

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