In the clip, which has emerged on YouTube, the man lies on his back with his stomach facing upwards as a pair of hands appear to dig into his bellybutton.
A helpful nurse pours water onto the man's stomach as the 'doctor' rummages around for the rodent.
Gruesome: A 'doctor' digs around in the man's bellybutton looking for a dead rat
Eventually, the rat appears to be pulled out of the bellybutton and placed on the man's stomach as the doctor examines it.
The animal falls apart in his hands as he lays it across the belly of the person lying on their back with their t-shirt pulled up to expose their stomach area.